DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, specializes in developing advanced large language models. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the AI industry 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 noteworthy given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, demonstrating DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.