DeepSeek reportedly runs inference on NVIDIA gaming GPUs, 70% of $1B budget goes to training
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-24
A thread compiling DeepSeek details: a $1B compute budget with 70% allocated to training deemed logical, and a notable claim that DeepSeek uses NVIDIA gaming GPUs to run inference on smaller models. Commenters see Jev-style small models or a custom Qwen 35B as an obvious efficiency play; another quips about Liang's open-source pledge covering the strongest model but asking about the fastest.
Related event: DeepSeek Hits $1B ARR, Targets $70B Valuation in New Funding Round(11 posts)→
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