AnalysisAI ModelsJuly 6, 2026

DeepSeek v4 Flash's ultra-cheap serving economics spark debate

A Reddit poster notes DeepSeek v4 Flash packs 284B parameters, yet providers like OpenRouter charge so little that its serving economics seem impossible to explain; a 31-comment thread debates how such low prices are achieved.

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