Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating advanced large language models. Founded in 2023 by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has gained attention in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.