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According to a report from Axios, tokenmaxxing is taking its toll on Microsoft’s AI tool Copilot, and it is looking at the possibility of using its own version of the Chinese open-source model DeepSeek to keep its costs down.
Microsoft moved Copilot Cowork to usage-based pricing this week and floated DeepSeek and other open-source models as a cheaper swap for OpenAI and Anthropic.
Microsoft is testing China's DeepSeek for Copilot Cowork as it shifts to usage-based pricing and seeks lower-cost AI models beyond OpenAI and Anthropic.
US firms are testing China’s DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI costs rise, raising questions about savings, data residency, and risk.
Microsoft is reportedly considering DeepSeek V4 for Copilot Cowork as rising AI token costs push enterprises away from OpenAI models.
DeepSeek funding round is now closed at $7.4 billion, but the deal structure reveals more than the money: China’s state AI fund is the only investor with voting rights, while Tencent, CATL, and all commercial backers accepted a five-year lock-up with no governance voice.
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