Deepseek, please explain to me how you make a 300B parameter model that is cheaper than a 9B parameter model by SO MUCH.
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A Reddit user asks how DeepSeek can make a 300B parameter model cheaper than a 9B parameter model, sparking discussion on efficiency and cost.
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