Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released a significant upgrade to its large language model, DeepSeek-V3-0324, intensifying competition with U.S. tech leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic.
The new model, made available through the AI development platform Hugging Face, marks the company’s latest strategic move to establish itself in the fast-paced AI market. The latest iteration boasts considerable advancements in reasoning and coding abilities when compared to its predecessor. Benchmark tests, as published on Hugging Face, indicate enhanced performance metrics across various technical benchmarks.
DeepSeek has quickly become a prominent player in the global AI scene in recent months, releasing a series of models that compete with Western counterparts while offering competitive operational costs. The launch of DeepSeek-V3 in December was followed by the release of the R1 model in January.