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OrganizationDeepSeek

Latest ReleaseV4 Pro, V4 Flash (2026)

TypeMultimodal LLM

Initial Release Year2023

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DeepSeek Orders 160,000 Huawei AI Chips for Inner Mongolia Data Centre, Shifting From Nvidia

DeepSeek plans to deploy at least 160,000 Huawei Ascend 950DT chips at its new 1-gigawatt data centre in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. The $2.56 billion order marks a significant shift toward domestic AI hardware as US export restrictions limit access to Nvidia's accelerators, advancing China's AI infrastructure independence.

Technology3 sources

DeepSeek Orders 160,000 Huawei AI Chips for Inner Mongolia Data Centre, Shifting From Nvidia

Technology3 sources

Chinese Hackers Double Attacks Using DeepSeek AI, Exploiting Weak Cyber Guardrails

Chinese hackers have more than doubled their attack volume by integrating DeepSeek AI into operations. State-affiliated cyber groups exploit the model's weak guardrails and customization capabilities to automate tasks and develop malicious software faster.

Technology3 sources

Chinese Hackers Double Attacks Using DeepSeek AI, Exploiting Weak Cyber Guardrails

Technology3 sources

DeepSeek Launches Multimodal AI Model Approaching Anthropic Opus 4.8 Performance at Fraction of Cost

DeepSeek unveiled DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, an experimental multimodal AI model with image understanding capabilities that approaches Anthropic's Opus 4.8 performance. The model wins on three benchmarks including Agents' Last Exam and ZeroBench while maintaining 99% lower operational costs, intensifying competition in the global AI landscape.

Technology3 sources

DeepSeek Launches Multimodal AI Model Approaching Anthropic Opus 4.8 Performance at Fraction of Cost

Technology3 sources

Beijing's AGI Bar Serves Free DeepSeek Tokens With $1.50 Drinks—But It's Hemorrhaging Cash

A Beijing AI bar in Zhongguancun offers unlimited free DeepSeek tokens with a $1.50 foam cocktail, running inference on two Nvidia DGX Spark computers. Owner Song De admits the AI-themed bar is completely losing money, giving away 10 times more drinks than sold, yet it has become a hub for China's AI community.

Entertainment3 sources

Beijing's AGI Bar Serves Free DeepSeek Tokens With $1.50 Drinks—But It's Hemorrhaging Cash

Entertainment3 sources

OpenAI and Anthropic Slash AI Model Prices 25% as Chinese Rivals Moonshot and DeepSeek Gain Ground

OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80% while Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 at half its flagship cost as the AI price war intensifies. US labs reduced token prices by nearly 25% since mid-July to compete with Chinese rivals Moonshot and DeepSeek, who are capturing cost-conscious enterprise customers from DoorDash to Airbnb.

Business5 sources

OpenAI and Anthropic Slash AI Model Prices 25% as Chinese Rivals Moonshot and DeepSeek Gain Ground

Business5 sources

DeepSeek V4 Pro launches with fourfold price increase as AI demand strains infrastructure capacity

DeepSeek officially released its V4 Pro AI model with significant price increases taking effect August 16. The V4 Pro will cost $3.96 per million output tokens at peak hours, up from $0.87, while introducing half-price off-peak rates. Despite the fourfold increase, DeepSeek remains cheaper than competitors like OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol at $30 per million tokens.

Technology5 sources

DeepSeek V4 Pro launches with fourfold price increase as AI demand strains infrastructure capacity

Technology5 sources

DeepSeek raises API pricing up to 1,100%, reopens $8bn round, invests in robotics

DeepSeek is raising API pricing for its V4-Pro and V4-Flash models by 50% to 1,100% starting August 16, introducing peak and off-peak billing. The Chinese AI startup simultaneously reopened an $8bn funding round at a $74bn valuation and invested $20.8m in Unitree Robotics' Shanghai IPO while launching DeepSeek Harness, an open-source agent harness competing with Anthropic's Claude Code.

Business11 sources

DeepSeek raises API pricing up to 1,100%, reopens $8bn round, invests in robotics

Business11 sources

DeepSeek Warns of Major Price Hike for AI Models After Dominating with Rock-Bottom Rates

DeepSeek has notified users of an upcoming significant price increase for its API services, reversing its ultra-low pricing strategy. The Chinese AI lab currently charges $0.28 per million output tokens for V4 Flash, far below competitors, but rising demand and infrastructure expansion plans may force higher rates.

Business7 sources

DeepSeek Warns of Major Price Hike for AI Models After Dominating with Rock-Bottom Rates

Business7 sources

DeepSeek V4-Flash Emerges as Cheapest Major AI Model at $0.28 Per Million Tokens

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek launched V4-Flash, an open-weight AI model delivering competitive performance at $0.28 per million output tokens—making it the cheapest major AI model to run. The model scored 82.7 on Terminal Bench, outperforming DeepSeek's own Pro version while using a Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 284 billion parameters.

Technology5 sources

DeepSeek V4-Flash Emerges as Cheapest Major AI Model at $0.28 Per Million Tokens

Technology5 sources

DeepSeek Founder Liang Wenfeng Says No KPIs, No Overtime Built His $60 Billion AI Lab

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng told staff the $60 billion Chinese AI startup operates without KPIs or overtime, letting researchers spend half their day on unstructured work. The revelation challenges Silicon Valley's embrace of China's grueling 996 work culture as the path to AI dominance.

Business2 sources

DeepSeek Founder Liang Wenfeng Says No KPIs, No Overtime Built His $60 Billion AI Lab

Business2 sources

Chinese AI models spark debate over US leadership as profitability questions loom

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 launch has intensified debates about Chinese AI competitiveness and open versus proprietary models. While Chinese open-weight AI models match US frontier systems at lower costs, companies struggle with profitability. Goldman Sachs suggests labs may start charging licensing fees for model weights, potentially reshaping the economics of open AI.

Policy16 sources

Chinese AI models spark debate over US leadership as profitability questions loom

Policy16 sources

DeepSeek suspends second funding round after Liang Wenfeng's viral comments on AI rivalry

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has paused its second fundraising round targeting at least 10 billion yuan after founder Liang Wenfeng's comments on US-China AI competition went viral online. The suspension comes weeks after the company closed a record $7 billion first round and as it prepares for a potential IPO this year.

Business6 sources

DeepSeek suspends second funding round after Liang Wenfeng's viral comments on AI rivalry

Business6 sources

DeepSeek eyes $71 billion valuation and IPO after explosive $50 billion round just weeks ago

DeepSeek is preparing for a potential IPO as early as 2027 while pursuing a new fundraising round at $71 billion valuation—a 40% jump in just six weeks. The Chinese AI startup, which closed its first-ever outside funding of $7 billion at $50 billion valuation in June, now faces rising costs as it competes with OpenAI and Anthropic while building out infrastructure and developing its own AI chips.

Startups11 sources

DeepSeek eyes $71 billion valuation and IPO after explosive $50 billion round just weeks ago

Startups11 sources

DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng becomes richest AI founder with $36 billion fortune

Liang Wenfeng has overtaken Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Greg Brockman as the world's richest AI model creator. His net worth surged to $36 billion after DeepSeek's $7.4 billion funding round valued the company at $50 billion. What sets him apart is his 78% stake retention and unusual funding structure, where he personally invested $3 billion while maintaining voting control that Silicon Valley founders typically surrender.

Business4 sources

DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng becomes richest AI founder with $36 billion fortune

Business4 sources

Chinese AI models close gap with US rivals as Kimi K3 sparks national security debate

Chinese firms Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled powerful open-weight models claiming performance comparable to OpenAI and Anthropic at lower costs. The UK's AI Security Institute warns the capability gap has narrowed to just four months, while the Trump administration considers banning these models over cybersecurity concerns despite growing US enterprise adoption.

Policy16 sources

Chinese AI models close gap with US rivals as Kimi K3 sparks national security debate

Policy16 sources

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