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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
China's DeepSeek boosts AI competition with R1 model upgrade
Photo: New DeepSeek model raises pressure on OpenAI and xAI Listen to article Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released an upgrade to its R1 reasoning model on Thursday, intensifying competition with US players such as OpenAI in the field of code generation. The new version, named R1-0528, was quietly launched on the developer platform Hugging Face without an official announcement or technical documentation. Despite the low-profile release, the model quickly gained attention after it appeared on the LiveCodeBench leaderboard — a benchmark developed by researchers at UC Berkeley, MIT and Cornell. The updated R1 ranked just behind OpenAI's o4 mini and o3 models but ahead of xAI's Grok 3 mini and Alibaba's Qwen 3 on code generation performance. DeepSeek representative described the release as a 'minor trial upgrade' in a private WeChat group, adding that users could begin testing the model immediately. DeepSeek first drew global attention in January when it launched its R1 model, which performed at a level comparable to leading US models while requiring significantly less computing power and cost. The launch sent shares of AI-related firms outside China tumbling and challenged the assumption that massive investment and infrastructure are essential for competitive AI scaling. In response, major players such as OpenAI and Google's Gemini have since adjusted their pricing and model offerings. OpenAI released the o3 mini, while Gemini introduced discounted access tiers. Chinese tech giants, including Alibaba ( and Tencent ( have also rolled out new models, with some claiming to outperform DeepSeek's R1. Industry observers continue to watch for the launch of R2, DeepSeek's anticipated successor to R1. It is reported that the company had initially targeted a May release for R2. In addition to its reasoning models, DeepSeek released an update to its V3 large language model in March.
TECHx
2 days ago
- Business
- TECHx
DeepSeek Releases Update to R1 Model, Nears OpenAI
Home » Latest news » DeepSeek Releases Update to R1 Model, Nears OpenAI Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released an update to its R1 reasoning model, increasing pressure on U.S. rivals like OpenAI. The update, named R1-0528, was launched on developer platform Hugging Face in the early hours of Thursday. However, the company has not made an official public announcement or shared a detailed model description. Despite the quiet release, early results suggest strong performance. The LiveCodeBench leaderboard, a benchmark created by researchers at UC Berkeley, MIT, and Cornell, ranked the updated R1 model just behind OpenAI's o4 mini and o3 in code generation. It also ranked ahead of xAI's Grok 3 mini and Alibaba's Qwen 3. • DeepSeek's R1-0528 is now publicly available on Hugging Face • Ranked closely behind top models from OpenAI on key benchmarks Bloomberg first reported the update on Wednesday. According to the report, a DeepSeek representative revealed in a WeChat group that the company had completed a 'minor trial upgrade' and invited users to begin testing. The move comes as global AI competition heats up. Google's Gemini has introduced discounted access tiers, while OpenAI recently released the o3 Mini, a lightweight model with reduced computing demands. Meanwhile, DeepSeek is widely expected to launch a next-generation model. In March, Reuters reported that R2, a successor to the R1 line, was initially planned for release in May. In the same month, DeepSeek also upgraded its V3 large language model, highlighting its ongoing efforts to keep pace with industry leaders. Though it remains relatively quiet about its releases, DeepSeek's performance on recognized benchmarks signals growing competitiveness in the AI space.
Jordan News
2 days ago
- Business
- Jordan News
DeepSeek Updates Logical Reasoning Model R1 Amid Rising AI Rivalry - Jordan News
DeepSeek Updates Logical Reasoning Model R1 Amid Rising AI Rivalry Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released an update to its logical reasoning model R1 on Thursday morning, intensifying competition with U.S. counterparts like OpenAI. اضافة اعلان The updated model, titled R1-0528, was made available on the developer platform Hugging Face, although no official announcement or documentation has yet been published by DeepSeek. The company has not released benchmark comparisons or detailed descriptions of the model's capabilities. However, according to the LiveCodeBench leaderboard—a benchmark developed by researchers at UC Berkeley, MIT, and Cornell—the updated R1 model ranks just below OpenAI's O4-mini and O3 models in code generation tasks, while outperforming Grok-3-mini from XAI and Qwen 3 from Alibaba. According to Bloomberg, a DeepSeek representative described the release on a WeChat group as a "simple experimental update," encouraging users to begin testing the model. Meanwhile, Alibaba also announced an updated version of its flagship Qwen AI model, reflecting the accelerating pace of innovation in China's AI sector. DeepSeek made headlines earlier this year with the launch of the original R1, challenging assumptions that U.S. export restrictions would stifle China's AI progress. The model received widespread praise for achieving performance on par with top Western models—at significantly lower computational cost. The release triggered a global tech selloff and renewed debate around whether cutting-edge AI requires massive capital and compute resources. In response to DeepSeek's rapid ascent, major Chinese tech firms like Alibaba and Tencent launched rival models claiming superiority. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Google revised their pricing strategies, with OpenAI introducing the lightweight o3 mini model to reduce compute requirements. DeepSeek, headquartered in Shanghai, is widely expected to release its next-generation R2 model soon. According to sources cited by Reuters in March, the R2 release is scheduled for May. The company also introduced an enhanced multilingual version of its V3 model earlier this year. — Agencies
CNBC
2 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
China's DeepSeek quietly releases upgraded R1 AI model, ramping up competition with OpenAI
Chinese startup DeepSeek, which caused shockwaves across markets this year, quietly released an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence reasoning model. The company did not make an official announcement, but the upgrade of DeepSeek R1 was released on AI model repository Hugging Face. DeepSeek rose to prominence this year after its free, open-source R1 reasoning model outperformed offerings from rivals including Meta and OpenAI. The low-cost and short time of development shocked global markets, sparking concerns that U.S. tech giants were overspending on infrastructure and wiping billions of dollars of value of major U.S. tech stocks like AI stalwart Nvidia. These companies have since broadly recovered. Just as was the case with DeepSeek R1's debut, the upgraded model was also released with little fanfare. It is a reasoning model, which means the AI can execute more complicated tasks through a step-by-step logical thought process. The upgraded DeepSeek R1 model is just behind OpenAI's o4-mini and o3 reasoning models on LiveCodeBench, a site that benchmarks models against different metrics. DeepSeek has become the poster child of how Chinese artificial intelligence is still developing despite U.S. attempts to restrict the country's access to chips and other technology. This month, Chinese technology giants Baidu and Tencent revealed how they were making their AI models more efficient to deal with U.S. semiconductor export curbs. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, which designs the graphics processing units required to train huge AI models, slammed U.S. export controls on Wednesday. "The U.S. has based its policy on the assumption that China cannot make AI chips," Huang said. "That assumption was always questionable, and now it's clearly wrong." "The question is not whether China will have AI," Huang added. "It already does."
Ammon
2 days ago
- Business
- Ammon
China's DeepSeek releases an update to its R1 reasoning model
Ammon News - Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released an update to its R1 reasoning model in the early hours of Thursday, stepping up competition with U.S. rivals such as OpenAI. DeepSeek launched R1-0528 on developer platform Hugging Face, but has yet to make an official public announcement. It did not publish a description of the model or comparisons. But the LiveCodeBench leaderboard, a benchmark developed by researchers from UC Berkeley, MIT, and Cornell, ranked DeepSeek's updated R1 reasoning model just slightly behind OpenAI's o4 mini and o3 reasoning models on code generation and ahead of xAI's Grok 3 mini and Alibaba's Qwen 3.
