DeepSeek said it would have a 545% cost-profit margin — under very specific circumstances. Perhaps the biggest disclaimer: it assumes everyone who uses its largely free AI models would pay.

DeepSeek claims that the daily cost-to-profit ratio for its AI models could reach a staggering 545%, thanks to much cheaper Nvidia GPUs as well as lower tasks needed compared with other AI models.

DeepSeek has claimed a cost profit margin of 545 percent in a post on X. “Statistics of DeepSeek’s Online Service: 73.7k/14.8k input/output tokens per second per H800 node, Cost profit margin 545%,” ...

The Hangzhou-based start-up said on March 1 on X that its online service has a “cost profit margin of 545 per cent” and gave an overview of its operations, including how it optimised computing ...

said on X its V3 and R1 models’ cost of inferencing to sales during a 24-hour-period on the last day of February put profit margins at 545%.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Saturday disclosed some cost and revenue data related to its hit V3 and R1 models, claiming a theoretical cost-profit ratio of up to 545% per day ...

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has reported a theoretical daily profit margin of 545% for its inference services, despite limitations in monetisation and discounted pricing structures. The company shared ...