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Equation 34 · Part 1 · The Real Economics of Shipping a Model to a Device

Symbol c_cloud

ccloudc_{\mathrm{cloud}}
ccloudc_{\mathrm{cloud}}

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ccc_cloud is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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ccc_cloud is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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…different positions in the same equation from different vantage points, and the disagreement worth naming is about which term each party has the strongest incentive to foreground. A chip vendor foregrounds cdc_{d} against ccloudc_{\mathrm{cloud}} . A model vendor selling API access to multiple sizes foregrounds the existence of a genuine quality-cost curve rather than a single right answer. A platform vendor foregrounds who pays CdevC_{\mathrm{dev}} and U rather than whether they are paid at all. DeepSeek’s own disclosure…

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