Core Viewpoint - Lu Chen Technology announced the discontinuation of DeepSeek API services, citing high operational costs and potential losses for users [2][5]. Group 1: Company Overview - Lu Chen Technology focuses on "liberating AI productivity" and has a team from prestigious institutions like UC Berkeley and Stanford [6][7]. - The company offers distributed software systems, large-scale AI platforms, and enterprise-level cloud computing solutions [7]. Group 2: Financial Performance - Lu Chen Technology has shown strong growth, with over 100,000 users and 2,476 paying customers, including four Fortune 500 companies [7]. - The company expects revenue to reach 77 million RMB in 2024, 150 million RMB in 2025, and 300 million RMB in 2026 [7]. Group 3: DeepSeek API and Cost Analysis - The CEO of Lu Chen Technology indicated that the full version of DeepSeek-R1 could lead to significant losses for users, estimating a monthly loss of 400 million RMB if output reaches 100 billion tokens [2]. - DeepSeek's theoretical cost and profit margin were disclosed, showing a potential profit margin of 545% based on a daily revenue of $562,027 against a cost of $87,072 [6].