DeepSeek Seeks Funding at $45B Valuation as China Backs Homegrown AI Rival(theaiinsider.tech)

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DeepSeek Seeks Funding at $45B Valuation as China Backs Homegrown AI Rival

https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/05/08/deepseek-seeks-first-outside-funding-at-45b-valuation-as-china-backs-homegrown-ai-rival/

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jazz9khace 2 meses

"that matched leading U.S. models at a fraction of the compute cost."

I use DeepSeek reguarly. It's still behind all of the major US models (I don't think it ever 'matched' them), but I use it because there are fewer restrictions.