@geekbb: Took a look — this image shows DeepSeek V4 Flash's price moving forward, which can keep a whole bunch alive again. Fortunes turn; today it's the LLM vendors' turn to hail Liang as 'Saint Liang'
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The author comments on DeepSeek V4 Flash's price cut, believing it can help more vendors survive, and jokingly says that LLM vendors should call Liang Wenfeng 'Saint Liang'.
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Took a look — with DeepSeek V4 Flash’s pricing moved forward, another whole batch of players gets to live on again. Fortunes turn, and today it’s the LLM vendors’ turn to hail Liang the Saint 👍 https://t.co/UJraef8sKz
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