lefty2
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no they didn't. What they said was "positive adjusted operating income". The most important word there is "adjusted", ie. they are not profitable if you include all costs
That's "theoretical profit" - in some imaginary world where the free subscribers would pay the top tier cost.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/deepseek-claims-theoretica...
but you are taking advantage of a subsidised service. What happens when developers are forced to pay the full price (i.e. $2000 a month instead of $200 a month)