China's AI Knife Fight: DeepSeek's New Model Runs 100x Cheaper Than Anthropic's Flagship
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-08-04 01:20 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Science, Asia, Technology & AI, China, Asia Pacific, Technology
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The price of artificial intelligence just printed a new low. DeepSeek's V4-Flash, officially released Friday, costs roughly three cents to run through a standard battery of benchmark tests, according to San Francisco research firm Artificial Analysis. Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 costs 86 cents; OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol, $1.86; and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, the industry's top-scoring model, $3.15.
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