The model that changed the game. DeepSeek V3.2 offers Arena-competitive performance (#40 overall) at $0.28/M — that's 10-50x cheaper than Western flagships. The 90% cache discount makes repeated prompts nearly free. MIT licensed and open-weight. The catch? Chinese data processing and no enterprise certifications.
“10x cheaper than the competition with 80% of the quality. The disruptor.”
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Training data policy: Unclear — Chinese data laws apply
DPDP Act (India): Data processed in China. Use third-party providers (Together, Fireworks) for data sovereignty.
Data residency: China
API accessible. Consider third-party providers for better latency and data sovereignty.