Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_ai · X花旗研究数据显示，中国模型每百万token收费低至18美分，而顶级模型均价4美元。OpenRouter上开源模型处理占比从1月34%升至6月65%，DeepSeek等中国模型因低价受关注。Gartner预测AI编码成本2028年将超普通开发者薪资。按用量付费使企业从“选最强模型”转向成本控制，OpenAI和Anthropic面临逐任务比价压力。前Meta PM及Perplexity CEO指出，中国能更快建设数据中心，电力、许可、人力、专业能力均不成问题，进一步压低成本。
Reuters： Chinese models charge as little as 18 cents per million tokens versus $4 average for top models， says CitiBank Research.
Open-source processing on OpenRouter rose to 65% in June from 34% in January， while Chinese models such as DeepSeek gained attention by offering much lower token prices. - CitiBank Research.
Cheaper AI has become the new enterprise priority as usage-based bills turn model choice from a capability contest into a cost-control problem.
Gartner estimates AI coding costs will pass the average developer salary by 2028.
OpenAI and Anthropic now face price pressure because enterprise buyers can compare models task by task rather than treat the biggest model as the default choice.