DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM: I Tested All Four for Cost
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Honestly, deepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM: I Tested All Four for Cost I want to talk about something that's been quietly saving me thousands of dollars a month — and I think more developers need to hear about it. Here's the thing: while everyone's been obsessing over GPT-4o and Claude, a wave of Chinese AI models has matured into legitimate, production-ready alternatives. And the pricing? That's wild. Let me walk you through what I found. A few months ago, my monthly OpenAI bill hit $2,400. That's…
1Key Takeaways
- Honestly, deepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM: I Tested All Four for Cost I want to talk about something that's been quietly saving me thousands of dollars a month — and I think more developers need to hear about it.
- Here's the thing: while everyone's been obsessing over GPT-4o and Claude, a wave of Chinese AI models has matured into legitimate, production-ready alternatives.
- Let me walk you through what I found.
- A few months ago, my monthly OpenAI bill hit $2,400.
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3Why it matters
Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — ML reports that honestly, deepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM: I Tested All Four for Cost I want to talk about something that's been quietly saving me thousands of dollars a month — and I think more developers need to hear about it.
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