China’s AI powerhouse, DeepSeek, has announced a major upgrade to its flagship chatbot—DeepSeek-R1-0528, promising next-level logic, mathematical reasoning, and programming prowess.
The startup claims that its model's overall performance is now on par with global leaders like OpenAI’s ChatGPT's O3 model and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro.
This leap forward could mark a pivotal moment in the ongoing AI arms race, especially as China continues to assert itself as a global AI contender.
Since its debut in January, DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot has made waves across the industry.
Trained at a fraction of the cost of its Western counterparts—just $6 million—R1 has proven that innovation doesn’t always require massive capital.
As of April, DeepSeek’s app has been downloaded a staggering 75 million times, boasting 38 million monthly active users (MAU), according to Business of Apps.
For context, Google’s Gemini reportedly hit 350 million users in March, while OpenAI’s ChatGPT claimed an eye-watering 600 million.
The U.S. government is reportedly moving to restrict the export of advanced chip design software to China.
According to Bloomberg report, this move aims to slow the nation’s progress in semiconductor manufacturing
Semiconductors is a critical component for AI development, especially as they serve as the hardware backbone for training and running complex models.
Despite these hurdles, Chinese tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba are also rolling out powerful new models, including Tencent’s T1 and Alibaba’s Qwen3, further fueling the East-West AI rivalry.
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