DeepSeek cut prices 75%. The 100x problem remains
THE SO WHAT
A 75% price cut on DeepSeek V4-Pro without a clear margin win for customers is a reminder that model cost is only one piece—engineering, orchestration, and verification still dominate TCO. Operators should be modeling end-to-end unit economics per workflow, not per token, before chasing the next cheap model.
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