Tech Brew Ride Home · Wednesday, July 8, 2026
The AI startup Lindi has fully transitioned its operations from Anthropic's Claude models to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company. This move was driven by increasing AI costs and the competitive pricing offered by Chinese AI providers. DeepSeek has gained prominence with significant model releases since early 2025.
“In June, an AI startup Lindi moved 100% of its traffic from Anthropic's Claude models to DeepSeek, a Chinese company which burst onto the scene with a bombshell release in early 2025 and launched a new model in April.”
“Those advances in capability come as token prices for the most advanced models rise at many US AI labs, leaving companies grappling with unexpectedly high costs associated with using the tech.”