Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, specializes in developing open-source large language models. Established recently 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 top competitors at significantly lower prices and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for Nvidia processors, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the global AI race.