DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Notably, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to leading models like GPT-4 at significantly lower prices and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.