China's DeepSeek that 'shocked' America and US technology companies reveals actual cost of training AI model
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI developer, spent only $294,000 to train its R1 model. This is much less than what US companies like OpenAI spend. The company used Nvidia H800 chips for training. US export controls restricted access to more powerful chips. DeepSeek admitted using A100 chips in early development. US officials questioned DeepSeek's access to H100 chips.
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI developer, spent only $294,000 to train its R1 model. This is much less than what US companies like OpenAI spend. The company used Nvidia H800 chips for training. US export controls restricted access to more powerful chips. DeepSeek admitted using A100 chips in early development. US officials questioned DeepSeek's access to H100 chips.
