DeepSeek - A powerful Chinese AI application offering coding assistance, content creation, and long-context conversations.

## Key Features of DeepSeek DeepSeek offers several key features: - **Coding Assistance**: Helps users write and optimize code, excelling in programming tasks. - **Content Creation**: Supports generating articles and creative writing. - **Document Reading & Processing**: Allows uploading and analyzing documents (e.g., PDF summaries, YouTube video analysis). - **Long-Context Conversations**: Handles complex multi-turn dialogues. - **Expert Support**: Provides specialized help in areas like mathematics and natural language processing. ## DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT: User Metrics Comparison As of March 26, 2025: - **Mobile DAU**: DeepSeek had 25.7 million users, approximately 50.23% of ChatGPT's mobile DAU (51.18 million). - **PC DAU**: DeepSeek reached 24.77 million users, about 33.26% of ChatGPT's PC DAU (74.48 million). - **Downloads**: DeepSeek achieved 45.92 million downloads in 20 days, setting a record for single-day AI app downloads. - **Training Cost**: DeepSeek-V3 cost ~$6 million to train, compared to OpenAI's GPT-4 (~$100 million). ## Access Methods Users can access DeepSeek via: - **Website**: [chat.deepseek.com](https://chat.deepseek.com/) - **Mobile Apps**: Available on the App Store and Google Play. - **Usage**: No subscription is required for basic features. Users can start chatting after optional account creation. ## Benchmark Performance of DeepSeek Models DeepSeek models have demonstrated strong performance: - **DeepSeek-V3**: Achieved 87.1% on MMLU and 87.5% on BBH benchmarks, comparable to OpenAI and Meta models. - **Efficiency**: Uses only 3.7 billion active parameters per token despite having 67.1 billion total parameters. - **Multilingual Support**: Capable of handling conversations in multiple languages. ## Controversies and Challenges of DeepSeek-Flow-AI Key controversies include: - **Data Privacy**: In January 2025, Wiz Research exposed a database leak involving chat logs and API keys, which DeepSeek later resolved. - **Market Impact**: Its low-cost, high-efficiency models disrupted the AI industry, contributing to a 10% drop in Nvidia's stock. ## Training Cost Comparison: DeepSeek R1 vs. GPT-4 DeepSeek's training costs are significantly lower than competitors: - **DeepSeek-V3**: Trained for ~$6 million. - **GPT-4**: Estimated at ~$100 million. This efficiency challenges the dominance of U.S.-based AI firms and makes advanced AI more accessible. ### Citation sources: - [DeepSeek](https://chat.deepseek.com) - Official URL Updated: 2025-04-01