Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and computing power. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.