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DeepSeek V4 achieves frontier-model performance as open source
DeepSeek has launched V4, an open source model that matches or exceeds the performance of the largest proprietary models from Western labs. The model is openly available and can be run locally, breaking with the proprietary approach that has dominated among frontier models.
WHY IT MATTERS
This marks a paradigm shift in AI competition. Open source models with frontier-model capabilities make advanced AI accessible to everyone and challenge the monopoly of large Western AI companies on the weakest position in the value chain.
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