As AI gets more expensive, popularity of Chinese AI models like DeepSeek is growing fast, even though these models are not as good as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Industry experts believe the cost pressure is real and most companies will move to a hybrid model for AI use.
You would be surprised, I’ve heard that response more than once already. They are just philanthropic and dump millions upon millions of dollars down the drain for the love of FOSS and the community.