SemiAnalysis says DeepSeek spent more than it claims

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

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

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