alt Hacker NewsI just wanted to check whether there is any information about the pricing. Is it the same as Qwen Max? Also, I noticed on the pricing page of Alibaba Cloud that the models are significantly cheaper within mainland China. Does anyone know why? https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/models?spm...
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epolanski • yesterday at 4:21 PM
I guess they want to partially subsidize local developers?
Maybe that's a requirement from whoever funds them, probably public money.
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KlayLay • yesterday at 4:56 PM
It could be that energy is a lot cheaper in China, but it could be other reasons, too.
yomansat • yesterday at 7:05 PM
Slightly off-topic, surveillance Pricing is a term being used more often, whereby even hotel room prices vary based on where you're booking from, what terms you searched for etc.
Here's a short video on the subject:
There’s a domestic AI price war in China, plus pricing in mainland China benefits from lower cost structures and very substantial government support e.g., local compute power vouchers and subsidies designed to make AI infrastructure cheaper for domestic businesses and widespread adoption. https://www.notebookcheck.net/China-expands-AI-subsidies-wit...