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DeepSeek Seeks $7.4B Round at $74B Valuation, Opens Direct Equity Stakes Ahead of 2027 IPO
FundingAug 29, 2026

DeepSeek Seeks $7.4B Round at $74B Valuation, Opens Direct Equity Stakes Ahead of 2027 IPO

DeepSeek is reportedly pursuing a new funding round of $7.4 billion, per the Wall Street Journal, that would lift its valuation to $74 billion from more than $50 billion in June. Proceeds are earmarke...

TechnologyAug 16, 2026

DeepSeek's V4 Flash model, now ranking first on AI leaderboards, completed only 53.8% of real-world...

DeepSeek's V4 Flash model, now ranking first on AI leaderboards, completed only 53.8% of real-world agent tasks in a new evaluation. Concurrently, the company has raised API prices by up to 1100%, sig...

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab known for its low-cost models, has announced significant API price incr...
ProductAug 16, 2026

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab known for its low-cost models, has announced significant API price incr...

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab known for its low-cost models, has announced significant API price increases following the launch of its V4 Flash model on July 31, 2026. The company added a price adjustm...

Alibaba has released Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2.0-licensed open-weight dense model with 27 billion pa...
ProductAug 15, 2026

Alibaba has released Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2.0-licensed open-weight dense model with 27 billion pa...

Alibaba has released Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2.0-licensed open-weight dense model with 27 billion parameters, designed for local execution on high-end GPUs and AMD Ryzen AI Max PCs. It natively suppor...

DeepSeek has announced significant increases to its API pricing, with some rates rising by up to 12...
ProductAug 14, 2026

DeepSeek has announced significant increases to its API pricing, with some rates rising by up to 12...

DeepSeek has announced significant increases to its API pricing, with some rates rising by up to 12 times, and will implement peak-time pricing starting August 17. The new rates for DeepSeek-V4-Flash...

DeepSeek officially launched V4-Pro-0813, its flagship model now available via app, web, and API. Th...
ProductAug 14, 2026

DeepSeek officially launched V4-Pro-0813, its flagship model now available via app, web, and API. Th...

DeepSeek officially launched V4-Pro-0813, its flagship model now available via app, web, and API. The company said the new version is significantly improved at supporting AI agents, a growing area of...

ProductAug 13, 2026

DeepSeek has reportedly selected 17 open-source projects for its Harness incubation program, with a...

DeepSeek has reportedly selected 17 open-source projects for its Harness incubation program, with a leaked partial list showing a clear focus on agent execution, routing, and orchestration rather than...

ProductAug 13, 2026

DeepSeek has introduced Harness, an open-source tool designed to compete with Anthropic's Claude Cod...

DeepSeek has introduced Harness, an open-source tool designed to compete with Anthropic's Claude Code for AI agent development, along with V4-Pro on its API featuring tiered pricing. This expansion si...

ProductAug 13, 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813) has gone live on the company's API, bringing enhanced agent c...

DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813) has gone live on the company's API, bringing enhanced agent capabilities that the company says approach or exceed those of Anthropic's Fable 5. The model support...

ProductAug 13, 2026

DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813, the latest iteration of its flagship foundation model, d...

DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813, the latest iteration of its flagship foundation model, drawing mixed results across key industry benchmarks. The release follows recent API price adjustment...

DeepSeek Announces Significant API Price Increases
ProductAug 6, 2026

DeepSeek Announces Significant API Price Increases

DeepSeek announced that it will significantly raise prices for its API services. The notice warns that the increase could be substantial, but does not specify the new rates or an effective date. Curre...

DeepSeek announced a "significant" price increase for its API services, citing surging global demand...
ProductAug 6, 2026

DeepSeek announced a "significant" price increase for its API services, citing surging global demand...

DeepSeek announced a "significant" price increase for its API services, citing surging global demand for its ultra-cheap models. The Hangzhou-based startup released DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, a 284-billi...

DeepSeek announced on Thursday that it plans to raise prices across its API services, with the compa...
TechnologyAug 6, 2026

DeepSeek announced on Thursday that it plans to raise prices across its API services, with the compa...

DeepSeek announced on Thursday that it plans to raise prices across its API services, with the company saying a relatively large increase is expected and that it will announce the final pricing scheme...

DeepSeek reportedly reopens talks on a RMB50 billion second funding round at a ~RMB500 billion valuation
FundingAug 5, 2026

DeepSeek reportedly reopens talks on a RMB50 billion second funding round at a ~RMB500 billion valuation

DeepSeek has reportedly reopened discussions for a second funding round targeting RMB50 billion, which could value the Chinese AI company at approximately RMB500 billion before financing. The talks ma...

DeepSeek has released the formal version of its V4-Flash API into public beta, rolling out an upgrad...
ProductJul 31, 2026

DeepSeek has released the formal version of its V4-Flash API into public beta, rolling out an upgrad...

DeepSeek has released the formal version of its V4-Flash API into public beta, rolling out an upgrade centered on agent task performance. The company reports that the V4-Flash-0731 model achieved scor...

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its low-cost foundation model, previewed a new model spec...
ProductJul 26, 2026

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its low-cost foundation model, previewed a new model spec...

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its low-cost foundation model, previewed a new model specifically optimized to run on Huawei's AI chips. The adaptation marks a deepening integration between...

DeepSeek has paused its second fundraising round, a deal that would have valued the Chinese AI lab a...
FundingJul 25, 2026

DeepSeek has paused its second fundraising round, a deal that would have valued the Chinese AI lab a...

DeepSeek has paused its second fundraising round, a deal that would have valued the Chinese AI lab at approximately $71 billion, after founder Liang Wenfeng's frustrations over leaked comments from a...

DeepSeek valued at ~$52B, begins external fundraising and IPO preparations
FundingJul 18, 2026

DeepSeek valued at ~$52B, begins external fundraising and IPO preparations

DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI startup behind the low-cost V3 and R1 models, has disclosed a valuation of approximately 350.88 billion RMB (~$51.8 billion) via a public filing from luggage maker Anhu...

DeepSeek seeks $74B valuation in fresh funding round ahead of potential onshore IPO
FundingJul 18, 2026

DeepSeek seeks $74B valuation in fresh funding round ahead of potential onshore IPO

Chinese AI foundation model lab DeepSeek is planning a new fundraising round at a valuation of roughly $74 billion, positioning it for a potential onshore IPO in China. The company, one of the country...

DeepSeek valuation exceeds RMB 350B, launches second funding round
FundingJul 16, 2026

DeepSeek valuation exceeds RMB 350B, launches second funding round

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab behind the R1 reasoning model, has seen its post-money valuation climb to approximately RMB 351 billion (~$48.5B), according to a public filing by investment partner Kaich...

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