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China's DeepSeek AI Model Slashes Prices, Undercutting OpenAI

DeepSeek has significantly lowered the cost of its V4 AI model, making it nearly 97% cheaper than competing OpenAI products. This aggressive pricing strategy could ignite a major price war within the competitive artificial intelligence market.

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