Latest open artifacts (#25): DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, American-made models, and new regulatory controls in the US & China

More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI

DeepSeek takes top spot on ‘trending’ list as companies look for alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic, spending tracker’s report says.

DeepSeek FAQ

DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?

😺 10 WILD Deepseek demos

PLUS: Prompt tips to better "operate" OpenAI's new agent tool...

228. DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why (History Tells Us)

DeepSeek was certain to happen. The only unknown was who was going to do it. The choices were a startup or someone outside the current center of US AI leadership and innovation.

Latest open artifacts (#17): NVIDIA, Arcee, Minimax, DeepSeek, Z.ai and others close an eventful year on a high note

Ending the year with a bang.

Latest open artifacts (#23): Laguna S2.1, Inkling, & Kimi K3 show the utility of open models on the Pareto frontier

Capacity to train strong models is proliferating.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 - Mistral AI

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is a third-party open weight text model from DeepSeek, hosted by Mistral. Ideal for long-context coding and agentic workflows. The model is served without Mistral modifications.

8 plots that explain the state of open models

Measuring the impact of Qwen, DeepSeek, Llama, GPT-OSS, Nemotron, and all of the new entrants to the ecosystem.

Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models?

Everyone is worried about Chinese models, but the frontier labs will be fine; we need to enable open U.S. alternatives.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 10 points above previous DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek releases DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

DeepSeek on Twitter / X

🧩 DeepSeek Harness v0.1 is now available in Developer Preview!🔹 We’re opening it up to developers building agent harnesses worldwide and open-sourcing the codebase in MIT license.🔹 Powered by the Cordis meta-framework, DeepSeek Harness is an agent harness built around one…— DeepSeek (@deepseek_ai) August 13, 2026

Chinese AI models are gaining ground with U.S. companies as OpenAI, Anthropic costs surge

Recent model releases from Chinese companies including DeepSeek and Z.ai are seen by many as highly competitive compared to leading U.S. frontier systems.

DeepSeek-R1 cuts AI costs by 95% | VentureBeat

DeepSeek-R1’s Monday release has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about what’s required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. This story focuses on exactly how DeepSeek managed this feat, and what it means for the vast number of users of AI models. For enterprises developing AI-driven solutions, DeepSeek’s breakthrough challenges assumptions of OpenAI's dominance -- and offers a blueprint for cost-efficient innovation.