DeepSeek CEO: 6x Profit, 10-Month Payback Enough; Open Source Doesn't Hurt Business—Unlike Greedy US Firms

DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng said the company only aims for about 6x profit with a 10-month payback, so open source has zero impact on the business model. If they wanted 100x profit, open source would be a problem. A third party can deploy at 20x cost, lower than theirs.

• DeepSeek
• profit margin
• open source business model
• China-US difference