DeepSeek AI Claims High Cost-Profit Ratio for V3 and R1 Models, Cautions Actual Revenue Lower

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek disclosed cost and revenue data for its V3 and R1 models on Saturday, claiming a potential daily cost-profit ratio of 545%. The company cautioned that actual revenue is significantly lower. This marks the first time the Hangzhou-based firm has revealed profit margins from inference tasks. DeepSeek estimates daily inference costs for V3 and R1 at $87,072, with theoretical daily revenue at $562,027. The company also stated that it spent less than $6 million on chips to train the model.