DeepSeek raises $8B, plans significant price hikes

DeepSeek is raising $8B in new funding and planning significant API price hikes, challenging the cheap AI narrative. This massive capital raise and pricing shift could reshape cost structures for AI startups and drive users to alternatives like Xiaomi MiMo or local models. New data shows DeepSeek V4 Flash is 6x cheaper than GPT 5.6 Luna for coding tasks, reinforcing inference commoditization.