Seek and Deploy: China’s Tech Giants Race to Adopt DeepSeek AI

Weeks after Chinese startup DeepSeek disrupted global markets for rivaling OpenAI and Google, its open-source AI models are being rapidly integrated into China’s top cloud platforms. Over the past week, Chinese tech giants including Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei have launched support for DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3, the AI company’s open-source models, competing to offer lower-cost, more accessible AI services. On Tuesday, ByteDance’s Volcano Engine became the latest cloud platform to integrate them. The platform, which owns TikTok, is positioning itself as a cost leader.

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