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DeepSeek's $6 million R1 cost-efficient model training might be a ruse — the Chinese startup reportedly spent $1.6 billion and bought 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs while its top researchers earned $1.3 million

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DeepSeek's R1 V3-powered AI model was reportedly trained using $6 million and 2,048 AI GPUs to train its R1 model.

The Chinese AI startup reportedly spent up to $944 million on operating costs.

The company reportedly recruits its employees exclusively from China , with a keen focus on skills and problem-resolution capabilities.

The AI firm is self-sponsored, locking out outsider interference and hostile takeovers.

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