SemiAnalysis says DeepSeek spent more than it claims (taiwannews.com.tw)

4 points by harscoat 1y ago ↗ HN

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TL DR : The parent company spend a lot on hardware, but there is nothing in the article to refute the DS claims.

Right. And the number is based on rental rates of GPUs so how many GPUs they own is irrelevant to the claim.

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Isn't their $5m claim in pure compute cost only?

Discussion (30 points, 2 days ago, 13 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42936185