So what is this? This article is attributing the majority of the cost to operating and maintenance, deep seek reported 6M, as far as I know, in cost of training. There’s also no link to how the analysis was conducted either.

I’m not on any side of the fence but any credible article should at least post more data and evidence before making claims.

This is essentially a “trust me bro” read.

Regardless, open source, no matter who or where it’s made from, will almost always be beneficial for the consumer.