That right, all of them, including Deepseek, the one most heavily subsidized.
The big difference with Deepseek is that China has electricity costs that are 1/4 that of the USA, and they have plenty of electricity to spare.
This means that China can afford to provide cheaper Deepseek for longer, but indefinitely ?
I doubt it very much. Get up to speed on nurturing a decent local agent is my advice.
I watched a couple of really interesting and informative Utube videos on this subject by an industrial chemist, and I’m recommending them to you now.
- The “AI Costs $25” Lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5co-Ptjz0o
- If You Don’t Understand Agents, You Don’t Understand The AI Economy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgmYDmGNhSM
Cheers,
Terry