DeepSeek has recently reached annualized revenue of $400 million to $500 million, according to The Information, which cited people familiar with the matter. The report said most of the company’s revenue comes from enterprises and developers using its models through API calls, while the gross margin on its V4 API exceeds 50%. Although DeepSeek charges far less than OpenAI and Anthropic, it has lowered the number of chips required to run its models by optimizing infrastructure. The company is also said to be planning to raise another 50 billion yuan at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan, or roughly $74 billion. Based on the upper end of its annualized revenue range, that would value the company at about 148 times revenue. The report added that this financing round is the same one previously described at 480 billion yuan, with the difference attributed to varying reporting methods. DeepSeek is also preparing to bring in overseas investors, including those from the Middle East, and allow them to invest in U.S. dollars. The company has not responded.
DeepSeek has recently reached annualized revenue of $400 million to $500 million, according to The Information, which cited people familiar with the matter. Most of that revenue reportedly comes from enterprises and developers accessing the company’s models through API calls.
The report said DeepSeek’s V4 API has a gross margin of more than 50%. While the company charges much less than OpenAI and Anthropic, it has reduced the number of chips needed to run its models by improving infrastructure efficiency.
On fundraising, DeepSeek is said to be seeking another 50 billion yuan at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan, or roughly $74 billion. Based on the top end of its annualized revenue range, that would put the valuation at about 148 times revenue.
The report also said this financing round is the same one previously described at 480 billion yuan, or about $71 billion, with the discrepancy reflecting slightly different reporting approaches.
DeepSeek is also preparing to bring in overseas investors, including investors from the Middle East, and allow them to invest in U.S. dollars. The company has not responded to the report.
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