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DeepSeek

Chinese AI research lab known for efficient open-source models using Mixture-of-Experts architecture

Founded2023
HeadquartersHangzhou, China
FundingBacked by High-Flyer hedge fund, trained R1 for ~$5.6M
Safety ApproachOpen-source with responsible use guidelines
Key People
Liang Wenfeng (CEO & Founder)

Flagship Models

DeepSeek-V3
AI Model
DeepSeek-R1
AI Model
DeepSeek-Coder
AI Model

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Capability Benchmarks

Coding
82%
Language
80%
Reasoning
78%
Science
65%
Multimodal
50%
Agency
35%
Robotics
10%

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