Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, focuses on developing open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.