
DeepSeek vs ChatGPT:
China’s AI industry has launched its first major competitor to ChatGPT, called DeepSeek. This AI assistant has gained significant attention in the United States. It claims to be better than ChatGPT in several ways.
DeepSeek is available for free and works on mobile devices. It offers features that the company says are superior to those of ChatGPT. This new AI tool has quickly become popular among iPhone users in the U.S. According to data from industry experts, DeepSeek has overtaken ChatGPT on the Apple App Store charts this month.
China has largely kept its AI developments private until now. However, with DeepSeek’s arrival, the competition in the AI sector has intensified. DeepSeek’s creators claim their AI is more accurate and faster than ChatGPT. Such claims have generated excitement but also raised questions.
Chinese AI platform #DeepSeek overtakes ChatGPT on Apple’s app download rankings in the US.
first, there was TikTok, then XiaoHongshu, and now Deepseek. After a few years of decoupling, China and the U.S. have, in fact, become more deeply interconnected.
We should avoid framing… pic.twitter.com/R9gNEE4UTq
— Serena Xue Dong (@theserenadong) January 27, 2025
### Developed With Fewer Resources
The creators of DeepSeek have developed their AI model, called the DeepSeek V3 Model, with limited resources. They report spending less than $6 million on the project. Additionally, they used Nvidia H800 chips to train the AI model. These chips are less powerful compared to the hardware used by companies like OpenAI and Google.
Despite limited resources, DeepSeek claims to deliver a powerful AI model. Many find it surprising that such advancements were achieved with a fraction of the budget used by major tech companies.
The U.S. government is likely monitoring China’s rapid AI advancements. DeepSeek’s open-source nature allows millions of people to access its tools. The company also offers its services for free, even for advanced features and updated versions. This approach makes DeepSeek highly appealing to users who have not yet tried AI chatbots.
DeepSeek is not the first AI model from China to reach the international market. However, it is the first to gain significant attention in the U.S. Even technology experts in the country are discussing its potential.