[DeepSeek's Annualized Revenue Reportedly Reaches $400 Million to $500 Million] According to The Information, citing insiders, DeepSeek's recent annualized revenue has reached $400 million to $500 million, primarily driven by enterprises and developers utilizing API calls for its models. The gross margin for the V4 API exceeds 50%. Although the company charges significantly less than OpenAI and Anthropic, it has optimized its infrastructure to reduce the chips required for running its models. DeepSeek plans to raise an additional 50 billion RMB, with a valuation of approximately 500 billion RMB (around $74 billion USD). Based on the upper limit of annualized revenue, the valuation is approximately 148 times its revenue. This round of financing is the same as the previously disclosed 480 billion RMB (around $71 billion USD), with slight differences in reporting metrics. DeepSeek is also preparing to introduce overseas investors from regions like the Middle East and allow them to invest using USD. DeepSeek has not yet responded.