DeepSeek
DeepSeek
DeepSeek is the AI research lab that turned the AI cost conversation on its head. Read more →
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DeepSeek is the AI research lab that turned the AI cost conversation on its head. Founded by High-Flyer, one of China's largest quantitative hedge funds, the lab released models in early 2025 that rivaled the world's best at a fraction of the compute cost. DeepSeek R1's release caused a brief but dramatic sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks — a sign of just how much it challenged the assumption that frontier AI requires massive resources.
Timeline
DeepSeek founded as an AI research lab by High-Flyer hedge fund.
DeepSeek V2 released — high performance at a fraction of the compute cost.
DeepSeek Coder V2 released, competitive with leading coding models.
DeepSeek V3 and R1 released; R1 goes viral for matching GPT-4 at low cost.
DeepSeek app tops App Store charts globally; stirs AI policy debate.
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