Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in developing open-source large language models. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for advanced AI chips, demonstrating DeepSeek's technological prowess in the global AI race.