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Jan 28, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

How DeepSeek’s $5.5 M Training Cost Triggered a $1 T Market Collapse and Redefined AI Innovation

DeepSeek’s low‑cost, open‑source AI model, trained for $5.5 million, caused Nvidia’s market value to plunge by nearly $6 trillion, outperformed proprietary rivals on benchmarks, slashed token costs to $0.14, and sparked a global debate on AI democratization and the end of compute‑centric dominance.