Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Founded in 2023 by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has gained attention in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and computing power. This achievement is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the global AI race.