Find XO: When Silicon Valley Cheers for Chinese Models, How OpenWeight Changes Startup Cost Sheets (fortune.com)

- DeepSeek V4 charges $3.48 per one million output tokens, while for the same task OpenAI charges $30 and Anthropic charges $25. - This is why Silicon Valley is excited about Chinese models that allow running weighted operations directly. - However, switching every time a cheaper model appears is not the answer. - Since direct serving operational costs and regulatory reviews remain, it's better to secure negotiation power by structuring your system to be able to switch between any model first.