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On April 7th, Kimi Open Platform officially announced price adjustments for its model inference services, significantly lowering context cache prices as well. This is based on a year's worth of technological advancements and performance optimizations by Moonshot AI. This move signifies Kimi Open Platform's commitment to enhancing user experience and promoting the widespread adoption of AI services while improving its technical capabilities. According to Kimi Open Platform, these price reductions are a result of Moonshot AI's progress in model training and inference optimization over the past year.

Bloomberg reports that Meta is preparing to launch a high-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in display, potentially as early as the end of this year. Codenamed Hypernova, these glasses will support running apps and displaying photos, controlled via gestures and capacitive touch on the sides of the frames. The screen, according to the report, will only appear in the bottom-right quadrant of the right lens, optimized for viewing when looking downward. Upon startup, the main screen displays icons horizontally, similar to Meta's...

The Arc Prize Foundation, responsible for maintaining and managing the competition, last week revised its cost estimate for OpenAI's upcoming o3 inference AI model with a staggering adjustment—from an initial estimate of $3,000 per ARC-AGI task to $30,000. This price correction reveals that the operational costs of today's most complex AI models may be ten times higher than previously anticipated. While OpenAI has yet to announce an official pricing strategy for o3, or even officially release the model, the Arc Prize...

Hubei province in China has released the nation's first price list for brain-computer interface medical services, starting from 6552 yuan.

OpenAI has announced the launch of o1-pro, a new inference AI model within its developer API. OpenAI states that o1-pro leverages significantly more compute resources than its existing o1 model, aiming for consistently superior responses. However, this high-performance model is currently only available to a select group of developers – specifically, those who have spent at least $5 on OpenAI API services. Notably, o1-pro is significantly more expensive, costing ten times as much as the o1 model.

Baidu recently launched its latest Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1 large models, both available for free trial on the Ernie Bot official website. Ernie 4.5, Baidu's first native multimodal large model, excels in multimodal understanding and logical reasoning, outperforming GPT-4.5 in various benchmark tests. Its API price is only 1% of GPT-4.5's, attracting significant attention from developers and businesses. Ernie 4.5 demonstrates remarkable advancements in multimodal understanding, showcasing...

Silicon-Based Flow's official WeChat account announced that, effective immediately, the DeepSeek-R1 & V3 APIs on the SiliconCloud platform now support batch inference (BatchInference). Users can send requests to SiliconCloud via the batch API, unaffected by real-time inference rate limits, with task completion expected within 24 hours. Compared to real-time inference, DeepSeek-V3 batch inference pricing is reduced by 50%. From March 11th to March 18th, DeepSeek-R1 will enjoy a 75% price reduction.

SiliconCloud's platform now officially supports batch inference for DeepSeek-R1 and V3 APIs. Users can submit requests via batch APIs to process large datasets within 24 hours, overcoming the limitations of real-time inference rates. A key highlight is the significant price reduction; DeepSeek-V3 batch inference is substantially cheaper than real-time inference.

Amidst the rapid advancement of large-scale generative AI technologies, Microsoft has recently implemented a series of notable measures impacting its products and services to offset substantial operational costs. The company has not only increased subscription prices for its Microsoft 365 software, with increases as high as 45%, but has also introduced ad-supported product versions and canceled some data center leasing plans. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently stated that despite the company's investment in AI technology...

Apple has quietly released its latest budget iPhone, the iPhone 16e, priced at $599, without a major launch event. Unlike previous high-profile releases, this launch was understated, with CEO Tim Cook announcing the news via Twitter. The iPhone 16e doesn't boast groundbreaking innovations but integrates design elements from previous iPhones to ensure reliability at a lower cost. The new model's design resembles earlier iPhone models.

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) large language model technology in recent years has led to a price war intensifying market competition. DataBao's latest statistics indicate this downward price trend will continue in 2025. Recently, companies like ByteDance and Alibaba Cloud have announced price reductions for their AI large language models, attracting significant industry attention. For example, ByteDance's Doubao large language model announced a price cut in December last year, reducing the price of its visual understanding model to 0.003 yuan/thousand tokens.

DeepSeek announced a significant price adjustment for API calls during a promotional period. DeepSeek-V3 will be discounted to 50% of its original price, while DeepSeek-R1 will be reduced to a remarkable 25%. This initiative aims to encourage users to leverage platform resources during off-peak hours, enjoying more cost-effective and seamless service.

Alibaba's stock has shown remarkable performance recently, continuously climbing and attracting widespread attention from investors. The well-known e-commerce giant released an unexpectedly positive financial report last week, exceeding market expectations and further solidifying its position in the industry. The company not only achieved revenue growth but also demonstrated strong profitability, showcasing its robust market competitiveness. Notably, Alibaba announced a partnership with Apple in the Chinese market to support AI services for the iPhone. This news undoubtedly boosted its stock price.