# Microsoft considers DeepSeek as OpenAI costs mount

> Microsoft is reportedly considering introducing a fine-tuned version of the Chinese open-source model DeepSeek V4 into its enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) tool Copilot Cowork, as a lower-cost alternative to…

- **Source:** [Digitimes](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260621PD202/microsoft-deepseek-openai-cost-copilot.html?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a38ba8ed1d30f21f824e596)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #microsoft #openai #copilot #anthropic #ai
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