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.

Xiaomi Slashes AI Model API Prices by 99% to Match DeepSeek

Xiaomi Slashes AI Model API Prices by 99% to Match DeepSeek Caixin Global

Caixin Global•May 27

DeepSeek Cuts Flagship AI Model Prices by 75% as Funding Round Looms

DeepSeek Cuts Flagship AI Model Prices by 75% as Funding Round Looms Caixin Global

Caixin Global•May 25

After eyeing $20B in valuation, DeepSeek launches its long-awaited model: What we know so far

After eyeing $20B in valuation, DeepSeek launches its long-awaited model: What we know so far Tech Funding News

Tech Funding News•Apr 24

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

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 launches new AI model

China’s DeepSeek launches new AI model Semafor

Semafor•Apr 24