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DeepSeek
China · AI
DeepSeek develops language and reasoning models, a consumer AI assistant and developer APIs. Its models also power coding and agent tools.
Product
DeepSeek builds AI models that people and developers use for conversation, reasoning, coding and agent workflows. The company provides a web and mobile assistant, hosted model APIs and its Harness desktop tool.
Products and distribution
Developers access DeepSeek through paid API usage and compatible developer tools. The company also publishes model research and releases model weights, giving software teams a choice between hosted services and deployments built around its models. Its current product family includes DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and V4 Pro.
Funding history
2 rounds · 2 with disclosed amounts| Announced | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second private financing | ~CN¥105.5B | CATL — ParticipantIDG Capital — ParticipantTencent — Participant | |
| First external financing | >$7B | CATL — ParticipantIDG Capital — ParticipantJD.com — ParticipantNational Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund — ParticipantNetEase — ParticipantTencent — Participant |