More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI

DeepSeek tops US business spending index as companies seek cost-effective AI solutions

DeepSeek topped Ramp's June 2026 vendors as US firms shifted from self-hosted models to direct paid services. The transition pressures OpenAI/Anthropic pricing while marking DeepSeek's commercial inflection, though data sovereignty risks from China remain key enterprise barriers.