Founded in 2023 in Hangzhou, China by the hedge fund company High-Flyer, DeepSeek’s models are open-source and trained on a wide array of logistical scenarios and problem-solving situations outside of traditional computer programming. In 2025, DeepSeek released their R1 model, which operates similarly to the OpenAI flagship chatbot ChatGPT.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a general artificial intelligence laboratory dedicated to developing large language models. DeepSeek released their first model in 2023 and later deployed an AI assistant powered by an updated version of the model that can write highly accurate code, answer questions, and even solve logic problems.
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DeepSeek uses a fraction of the processing power as ChatGPT, and with higher accuracy. It is available for free but does not have any multi-modal capabilities.
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