Chinese AI 'Deepseek' Surpasses ChatGPT in US App Store

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup 'Deepseek' has surpassed OpenAI's ChatGPT in the US App Store.

According to Reuters on the 27th, Deepseek's AI model ranked first in the US App Store's free app rankings, overtaking ChatGPT. Previously, on the 20th (local time), Deepseek unveiled its large language model (LLM)-based 'R1', which possesses inference capabilities. According to the technical analysis report released by Deepseek, the performance of R1 is similar to OpenAI's inference model o1 (O-One), but the cost is significantly lower.

Deepseek is also cited as a background for the decline in Bitcoin (BTC) prices today. Bloomberg reported that "concerns are spreading that China's AI model Deepseek could disrupt the tech industry, leading to a sharp drop in US stock futures indices." Jonathan Yalk, a senior trader at market maker Acheron Trading, stated in an interview with Bloomberg, "These concerns have had a ripple effect on the futures market and the virtual asset market overall."