DeepSeek unveils new AI model tailored for Huawei chips - Tech - The Jakarta Post

Source: The Jakarta Post
Published on: 2026-04-26 01:55

eepSeek, the Chinese startup whose low-cost AI model stunned the world last year, launched on Friday a preview of a highly awaited new model adapted for Huawei chip technology, underlining China's growing autonomy in the sector. The Pro version of the new model outperforms other open-source models in world-knowledge benchmarks, trailing only Google's closed-source Gemini-Pro-3.1, DeepSeek said. The close collaboration with Huawei on the new model, the V4, contrasts with DeepSeek's past reliance on Nvidia's AI chips. Huawei said its chips were used in some of the V4's training process. "This is a big deal for China's AI industry," said He Hui, director of semiconductor research at consultancy Omdia. "Huawei's Ascend chips are the country's best homegrown alternative to Nvidia, and supporting DeepSeek V4 shows that top Chinese AI models can now run on Chinese hardware." Most leading A...

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