DeepSeek Dials Up the Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic With Open-Source Inference Tool

DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based startup, has open-sourced its DeepInfer inference tool for its efficient V4-1 Flash AI model to help reduce AI compute costs amid rising expenses and competition from cheaper Chinese models. This move pressures companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to lower inference costs as AI usage grows more expensive.