About DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 and R1 series of LLMs by DeepSeek AI.
Hands-on take
AI-augmented · 2.5-flashDeepSeek's open-source license and cloud/self-hosted deployment options make it suitable for developers and organizations prioritizing cost control and deployment flexibility for text and writing tasks. Its no-fee pricing model is ideal for projects with limited budgets.
Teams requiring established vendor support or a presence within the top 1M web ranks may find DeepSeek less suitable. For those seeking freemium alternatives with more established web presence, Ollama or RapidTextAI could be considered.
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From Wikipedia
Full article ↗Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., doing business as DeepSeek, is a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company that develops large language models (LLMs). Based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, DeepSeek is owned and funded by High-Flyer, a Chinese hedge fund. DeepSeek was founded in July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the co-founder of High-Flyer, who also serves as the CEO for both of the companies. The company launched an eponymous chatbot alongside its DeepSeek-R1 model in January 2025.
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- Pricing
- Free
- License
- open-source
- Deployment
- Cloud, Self-hosted
- Category
- Text & Writing
- Tags
- opensource