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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Saqib Shah and Rachel McGrath

DeepSeek vs OpenAI: what are the differences?

DeepSeek operates in a similar way to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, but its developers say they have spent a fraction of the cost - (Andy Wong / AP)

DeepSeek has made its mark on the artificial intelligence (AI) sector within days of being released – and has already overtaken ChatGPT on Apple’s most popular apps chart.

The Chinese-made AI app has even attracted the attention of US President Donald Trump, who – while settling back into life in the White House – has said DeepSeek’s success should be a “wake-up call” to developers in the States.

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