DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence company developing open-weight foundation, reasoning, coding, multimodal, mathematical and agentic models alongside consumer chat and developer API services.
$51.8B*3.6%increase
Key stats
- $14.8B
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- 24
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- 57
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- Sep 10, 2026
- Models
Recent releases
Sep 10, 2026DeepSeek retires V4 Flash Vision ExpModel deprecation
DeepSeek retired the experimental V4 Flash Vision model and routed it to V4.1 Flash.
Sep 10, 2026DeepSeek retires V4 Flash API modelModel deprecation
DeepSeek retired V4 Flash and temporarily routed its model name to V4.1 Flash.
Sep 10, 2026DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash releasedModel release
DeepSeek released a smaller native-multimodal V4.1 architecture model with upgraded coding, reasoning and agents.
Sep 10, 2026DeepSeek cuts API pricing with V4.1 FlashPricing change
DeepSeek reduced API prices following the V4.1 Flash release.
Sep 9, 2026DeepSeek engages underwriters for potential mainland IPOAnnouncedIPO
DeepSeek reportedly moved toward a potential mainland listing while its next financing remained in progress.
Aug 21, 2026DeepSeek Harness 0.1.1 releasedSDK release
DeepSeek released an updated agent harness with support for V4 Flash Vision.
Aug 21, 2026DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp releasedModel release
DeepSeek launched an experimental native multimodal V4 Flash model.
Aug 13, 2026DeepSeek API adds Responses API and thinking effort controlsAPI update
DeepSeek added native Responses API support and low, high and max thinking effort controls.
Upcoming
Nothing scheduled.
AI valuation history
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$25B
$50B
$75B
$100B
$50B
Jun 16, 2026
$51.8B
Jul 16, 2026
Models
| Model | Released | Open source |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | Sep 2026 | Yes |
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp | Aug 2026 | Yes |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Aug 2026 | Yes |
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Jul 2026 | Yes |
| DeepSeek V4Family | Apr 2026 | Yes |
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash Preview | Apr 2026 | Yes |
Platforms & products
| Name | Type | Category | Launched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Harness | Product | Agents | Aug 2026 | active |
| DeepSeek Mobile App | Product | AI Assistant | Jan 2025 | active |
| DeepSeek API | Product | API | May 2024 | active |
| DeepSeek Chat | Product | AI Assistant | Nov 2023 | active |
| DeepSeek Services | Platform | AI Assistant | Oct 2023 | active |
Sources
- Sep 10, 2026 · DeepSeek retires V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeek
- Sep 10, 2026 · DeepSeek retires V4 Flash API modelDeepSeek
- Sep 10, 2026 · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash releasedDeepSeek
- Sep 10, 2026 · DeepSeek cuts API pricing with V4.1 FlashDeepSeek
- Sep 9, 2026 · DeepSeek engages underwriters for potential mainland IPOReuters
- Aug 21, 2026 · DeepSeek Harness 0.1.1 releasedDeepSeek
- Aug 21, 2026 · DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp releasedDeepSeek
- Aug 13, 2026 · DeepSeek API adds Responses API and thinking effort controlsDeepSeek
- Aug 13, 2026 · DeepSeek-V4-Pro reaches general availabilityDeepSeek
- Aug 6, 2026 · DeepSeek resumes second fundraising processReuters
- Jul 31, 2026 · DeepSeek-V4-Flash public beta releasedDeepSeek
- Jul 18, 2026 · DeepSeek plans second round targeting roughly $74B valuationReuters
- Jul 16, 2026 · Investor filing implies $51.82B DeepSeek valuationReuters
- Jun 16, 2026 · DeepSeek closes first external funding roundReuters
- Jun 3, 2026 · DeepSeek first outside funding round reported near closeReuters
- Apr 24, 2026 · DeepSeek-V4-Flash Preview enters APIDeepSeek
- Apr 24, 2026 · DeepSeek V4 preview launchesDeepSeek
- Apr 24, 2026 · DeepSeek-V4-Pro Preview enters APIDeepSeek
- Jan 27, 2026 · DeepSeek-OCR2 releasedDeepSeek
- Dec 1, 2025 · DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale temporary endpoint launches[object Object]
- Dec 1, 2025 · DeepSeek-V3.2 releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 27, 2025 · DeepSeekMath-V2 releasedDeepSeek
- Oct 20, 2025 · DeepSeek OCR research family introducedDeepSeek
- Oct 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-OCR releasedDeepSeek
- Sep 29, 2025 · DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp releasedDeepSeek
- Sep 22, 2025 · DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus releasedDeepSeek
- Aug 21, 2025 · DeepSeek-V3.1 releasedDeepSeek
- May 28, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1-0528 released[object Object]
- Apr 30, 2025 · DeepSeek-Prover-V2 releasedDeepSeek
- Mar 24, 2025 · DeepSeek-V3-0324 released[object Object]
- Feb 17, 2025 · South Korea suspends new DeepSeek app downloadsReuters
- Feb 4, 2025 · Australia bans DeepSeek on federal government devicesReuters
- Jan 30, 2025 · Italy orders DeepSeek data-processing blockGarante Privacy
- Jan 27, 2025 · Janus-Pro releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 27, 2025 · DeepSeek becomes top US free iPhone appReuters
- Jan 27, 2025 · DeepSeek limits registrations after cyberattackAssociated Press
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 Distill Llama 70B releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 Distill Llama 8B releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 14B releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 7B releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 Distill Qwen 32B releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1 releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek-R1-Zero weights releasedDeepSeek
- Jan 20, 2025 · DeepSeek R1 reasoning family launchesDeepSeek
- Jan 10, 2025 · DeepSeek mobile app launchesDeepSeek
- Dec 26, 2024 · DeepSeek-V3 releasedDeepSeek
- Dec 26, 2024 · DeepSeek V3 family launchesDeepSeek
- Dec 13, 2024 · DeepSeek-VL2 releasedDeepSeek
- Dec 10, 2024 · DeepSeek-V2.5-1210 released[object Object]
- Nov 13, 2024 · JanusFlow releasedDeepSeek
- Oct 18, 2024 · Janus 1.3B releasedDeepSeek
- Oct 18, 2024 · Janus multimodal family introducedDeepSeek
- Sep 5, 2024 · DeepSeek-V2.5 releasedDeepSeek
- Aug 15, 2024 · DeepSeek-Prover-V1.5 releasedDeepSeek
- Aug 2, 2024 · DeepSeek API launches disk context cachingDeepSeek
- Jul 25, 2024 · DeepSeek API adds function calling and FIMDeepSeek
- Jul 24, 2024 · DeepSeek-Coder-V2-0724 released[object Object]
- Jun 28, 2024 · DeepSeek-V2-0628 released[object Object]
- Jun 17, 2024 · DeepSeek Coder V2 releasedDeepSeek
- Jun 14, 2024 · DeepSeek-Coder-V2-0614 API upgrade[object Object]
- Jun 1, 2024 · DeepSeek-Prover open model releasedDeepSeek
- Jun 1, 2024 · DeepSeek-Prover research line introducedDeepSeek
- May 17, 2024 · DeepSeek-V2-0517 API update[object Object]
- May 7, 2024 · DeepSeek API launchesDeepSeek
- May 6, 2024 · DeepSeek-V2 weights releasedDeepSeek
- May 6, 2024 · DeepSeek V2 family launchesDeepSeek
- Mar 11, 2024 · DeepSeek-VL family introducedDeepSeek
- Mar 11, 2024 · DeepSeek-VL open weights releasedDeepSeek
- Feb 5, 2024 · DeepSeekMath 7B checkpoints releasedDeepSeek
- Feb 5, 2024 · DeepSeekMath family introducedDeepSeek
- Jan 25, 2024 · DeepSeek Coder V1.5 releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 29, 2023 · DeepSeek LLM 67B Base weights releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 29, 2023 · DeepSeek LLM family releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 29, 2023 · DeepSeek LLM 7B Base weights releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 29, 2023 · DeepSeek LLM 67B Chat weights releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 29, 2023 · DeepSeek LLM 7B Chat weights releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 2, 2023 · DeepSeek Coder checkpoints publishedDeepSeek
- Nov 2, 2023 · DeepSeek Coder family releasedDeepSeek
- Nov 1, 2023 · DeepSeek Chat launchesDeepSeek
- Nov 1, 2023 · DeepSeek consumer services launchDeepSeek
- Jul 17, 2023 · DeepSeek company foundedDeepSeek
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