DeepSeek vs Qwen vs Kimi vs GLM: Chinese AI APIs Under $0.01/M

A developer spent two weeks testing four Chinese AI model families via a unified API endpoint. DeepSeek V4 Flash costs $0.25/M output tokens, a 97.5% discount vs GPT-4o, while Qwen and GLM start at $0.01/M. The comparison reveals a 350x price range across models, with DeepSeek offering the best value for English text and code tasks.