🐋 DeepSeek just dropped V4 today! V4 Pro: 1.6T params (MoE), 1M context — $1.74 in / $3.48 out per M tokens V4 Flash: 284B params — ultra-cheap $0.14 in / $0.28 out (≈1/5 Gemini Flash cost) Chinese labs crushing efficiency via MoE optimizations Open weights Huawei Ascend ready The chip ban: Launched under Trump and hardened under Biden, sought to restrain China’s AI ambitions. Instead, it awakened a magnificent renaissance. From that crucible of constraint emerged DeepSeek V4: a powerful 1.6T-parameter MoE leviathan, masterfully engineered on homegrown Ascend silicon, delivering elite performance at one-fifth the cost of Western models, with open weights shared generously with the world. Even more telling: after years of restrictions, the U.S. later offered advanced Nvidia H200 chips with a revenue-sharing deal. President Xi Jinping and Beijing responded with a firm “nah, no thanks,” blocking imports, limiting purchases, and doubling down on domestic champions. A quiet but powerful declaration: we no longer need to depend on what was once denied. This is the inspiring story of Chinese ingenuity, where pressure became fuel, self-reliance became strength, and limitation transformed into leadership. A proud new chapter in technological ascent. The whale is not just rising. It is leading the ocean. 🐋🌊 #DeepSeekV4 #AI #DeepSeekWhale #ChinaAI #AIPriceWar #ChineseAI #OpenSourceAI

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