Private companyOpen Weight LabsGrowth

DeepSeek

DeepSeek is one of the most important open-model challengers, pairing aggressive research releases with an API business that keeps pressure on closed-model pricing and benchmark leadership.

Hangzhou, China

Founded

2023

Region

Asia

Website

https://www.deepseek.com

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Current position

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Founded

2023

Watch cadence

Daily

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Open-weight language and reasoning models

Latest move

DeepSeek's current public stack is led by DeepSeek-V3.2 for agentic tool use, V3.2-Speciale for maximum reasoning, and the updated R1-0528 reasoner.

Category and subcategory context

Frontier LabsOpen sourceCodingResearch

Competitive context

OpenAIQwen / Alibaba CloudMistral AI

Recent models

DeepSeek-V3.2DeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeDeepSeek-R1-0528

Products

DeepSeek API

Open weights

Yes

API access

Yes

Watch level

Daily

Signals

Open weightsReasoningBenchmark pressure

Recent coverage of DeepSeek

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

China's DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 model as AI race intensifies

China's DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 model as AI race intensifies CNBC

CNBC•Apr 24

US-China AI race intensifies as DeepSeek releases 'reduced' cost model

US-China AI race intensifies as DeepSeek releases 'reduced' cost model France 24

France 24•Apr 24

China's DeepSeek launches preview of new AI model

China's DeepSeek launches preview of new AI model DW.com

DW.com•Apr 24

China’s DeepSeek releases new AI model it claims beats all open-source competitors

China’s DeepSeek releases new AI model it claims beats all open-source competitors Yahoo Finance UK

Yahoo Finance UK•Apr 23

DeepSeek to release long-awaited AI model in new challenge to US rivals

DeepSeek to release long-awaited AI model in new challenge to US rivals Financial Times

Financial Times•Feb 27

Alibaba Unveils Major AI Model Upgrade Ahead of DeepSeek Release

Alibaba Unveils Major AI Model Upgrade Ahead of DeepSeek Release Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg.com•Feb 16