What is DeepSeek? How Can It Transform Businesses?

One of the most remarkable phenomena in terms of AI happened this past week as DeepSeek stormed into the scene. It happened rather suddenly, and no one quite expected such a game changer without making much noise beforehand.

However, DeepSeek has made quite the noise after it was announced and subsequently released. So, let's take a look into what DeepSeek is and how it has completely changed the landscape for businesses in terms of using AI.

What is DeepSeek?

DeepSeek is an AI chatbot that is powered by the revolutionary R1 Large Language Model. This was created by DeepSeek LLC in China. While announced in 2024, DeepSeek did not attract much attention until the release of the model and chatbot on January 25, 2025.

Why is DeepSeek a Big Deal?

It is well known at this point that big tech companies like NVIDIA are hemorrhaging money after the release of DeepSeek. Why is that? It's because DeepSeek is the only model in the world that does not require GPUs or similar hardware in order to run it's reasoning model.

DeepSeek R1 is not just a lightweight model; it also performs just as well, if not better than OpenAI's o1.

So, not only does it have a significantly lower requirement for hardware, but it also performs just as well as any other reasoning model in the market.

Did we mention that it's open source as well? Yeah, the hype behind DeepSeek is not based on unfounded claims, but this one tech has shaken the core of the AI World. No one quite imagined that such a model could exist where it would be considerably cheaper than any other option. Well, that's DeepSeek, and it's open source model DeepSeek R1.

How Can DeepSeek Transform Businesses?

Now let's move on to a more practical scenario as to how much DeepSeek can influence industries across the world. To answer in short, quite significantly.

As we mentioned earlier, DeepSeek performs extremely well, as does it's reasoning model. So, let's look at some ways DeepSeek can transform businesses.

Lower Hardware Dependency

DeepSeek has very little need for hardware capabilities as it can run on a microcontroller like a Raspberry Pi. With DeepSeek requiring less hardware, businesses can use such a lightweight technology without the need to buy additional resources.

High-Performing Model

DeepSeek's reasoning model performs just as well as OpenAI's based on tests. Thus, combined with it's lack of need for extensive hardware, DeepSeek is an excellent option.

Not to mention that in DeepSeek, you can see the thought process behind how the model creates its responses.

Open Source

The biggest benefit to using DeepSeek is that the R1 model is open source. This means any company could download the code for the model and configure it to their own needs. With that much customization capability, DeepSeek can fulfill more use cases and more needs of a business.

Cost Effective

With the high performance that DeepSeek provides and the lack of hardware requirements, R1 is a great model to use at a low cost. This means training the LLM does not cost much, nor does implementing it in your systems.

Hence, other than the manpower to develop the open-source model, there are not significant costs. Thus, companies can use an LLM as good as DeepSeek R1 with little financing. Thus, it gives you all the benefits of an AI without the drawback of spending a lot.

Key Takeaways

DeepSeek has shaken the core of the AI world with its lightweight and high-functioning model. As we stand, now we can say that OpenAI has a true competitor in the mix that can compete with the giant in terms of performance.

However, in many eyes, DeepSeek may have already surpassed ChatGPT because of its other advantages, which include it's ability to function without any significant hardware and it's open-source R1 model.

Due to these aspects, businesses can truly ascend to the next level with a solution like DeepSeek with little to no overhead cost.

In the grand scheme of things, DeepSeek has changed how AI specialists and enthusiasts look at AI models. This could be the moment where more companies realize that something like DeepSeek R1 is possible and more models like this start popping up.

We hope to see more and more models like R1 pop up and more companies like DeepSeek LLC succeed. A revolution is upon us, and DeepSeek is the catalyst for it.