DeepSeek — Description: DeepSeek-R1 final training cost reported as $294K for RL stage; full pipeline including base model ~$5.6M

NoteThe claim states the RL stage cost as $294K and the full pipeline including base model as ~$5.6M. The source confirms the $294K figure for R1 RL training and confirms it excludes foundational model costs. However, the source states the foundational model cost as $6 million, not $5.6M. The discrepancy is $400K ($6M vs $5.6M), which is approximately 6.7% difference. This falls within a reasonable margin for rounding or reporting variations, but the claim's $5.6M figure is not explicitly stated in the source—the source says $6M. The claim's total ($294K + $5.6M = $5.894M) does not match the source's implied total ($294K + $6M = $6.294M). This is a partial confirmation: the structure and $294K figure are correct, but the base model cost figure differs slightly.