Chinese AI startup DeepSeek recently declared that its AI models could be very profitable — with some asterisks. In a post on X, DeepSeek boasted that its

While the eye-popping profit margins are hypothetical, the reveal comes at a time when AI startup models and their profitability is a hot topic among technology investors

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Saturday disclosed some cost and revenue data related to its hit V3 and R1 models, claiming a theoretical cost-profit ratio of up to 545% per day, though it cautioned that actual revenue would be significantly lower.

Chinese artificial intelligence phenomenon DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its “theoretical” profit margin could be more than five times costs, peeling back a layer of the secrecy that shrouds business models in the AI industry.

They've released Hunyuan Turbo S, a model that compares favorably to chatbots from DeepSeek, OpenAI and Meta. The post New AI Model Claims to be Faster Than DeepSeek and ChatGPT appeared first on Tech.