DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng and headquartered in Hangzhou. Backed by hedge fund High-Flyer, the company has distinguished itself in the global AI scene by developing open-source, large-scale language models that offer performance comparable to Western competitors with significantly lower investment.
On January 20, 2025, DeepSeek released the DeepSeek-R1 model, which quickly gained attention for its advanced capabilities in tasks such as mathematics, programming, and natural language inference. The model achieved 97% accuracy in solving mathematical problems and outperformed 96% of humans in programming tests. A notable feature of DeepSeek-R1 is its open source code, allowing users and companies to modify and integrate the model into other tools, in addition to being completely free.