With the release of DeepSeek V4 imminent, it’s worth remembering that any headline numbers about its training costs should be taken with a massive grain of salt.

The claim that they trained their V3 model for just $6 million is like saying a transatlantic flight only costs the… pic.twitter.com/fnOIyINiew

— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 31 mars 2026

With the release of DeepSeek V4 imminent, it’s worth remembering that any headline numbers about its training costs should be taken with a massive grain of salt. The claim that they trained their V3 model for just $6 million is like saying a transatlantic flight only costs the

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