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2026
DeepSeek publishes Super-agent architecture
DeepSeek published a technical article describing its Super-agent form and system architecture. The article says an internal instance built on these ideas is already running continuously.
2026
DeepSeek publishes Super-agent architecture
DeepSeek's Harness team published a technical article outlining its Super-agent architecture and design. The article says an internal instance built on the approach is already running.
2026
DeepSeek and MiniMax receive approval for global AI use
Reuters reported that DeepSeek and MiniMax won approval for AI global use, citing a state media-affiliated entity.
2026
DeepSeek raises approximately RMB 100 billion
Bloomberg reported that DeepSeek raised approximately RMB 100 billion in a new funding round, with CATL and Tencent among the largest investors.
2026
DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer
DeepSeek announced that it had open-sourced DeepInfer, its internal inference framework, to help developers and enterprises optimize inference throughput and latency and lower compute costs and energy consumption.
2026
DeepSeek announces usage-based fees for web search and fetch API calls
DeepSeek announced that API calls to its web search and fetch interfaces would be charged at 5 yuan per 1,000 successful requests after a free transition period, starting November 1 at 00:00.
2026
U.S. DHS orders DeepSeek products and services excluded from federal civilian procurement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued an exclusion and removal order covering DeepSeek and affiliated entities’ products and services in federal civilian agencies’ procurement channels and IT systems.
2026
DeepSeek updates V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek said it updated V4.1 Flash to V4.1-Flash-1017 and synchronized the new model across its official website, app, and API. DeepSeek Harness 0.2.1 was adapted to the new model.
2026
DeepSeek expands access to Search and Fetch APIs
DeepSeek expanded access to its Search and Fetch APIs, making both services available to all users. The APIs are priced at $0.75 per 1,000 calls for each endpoint.
2026
DeepSeek announces V4.1 Flash model update
DeepSeek announced the release of DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, an updated AI model with improved performance and cost efficiency, available through its website, mobile application, and API.
2026
DeepSeek forms a product department
DeepSeek integrated its Web, App and Platform teams with another team to form a product department, which is led by Cui Tianyi.
2026
DeepSeek's second funding round nears completion with proposed raise increased to about 100 billion yuan
DeepSeek's second funding round is nearing completion; the proposed raise has been increased from 50 billion yuan to about 100 billion yuan while the pre-money valuation remains about 500 billion yuan. New and existing shareholders are each proposed to invest about half; new investors include Shixi Capital (石溪资本), Zhongxin Juyuan (中芯聚源), CPE Yuanfeng (CPE 源峰), Legend Capital (君联资本) and Geely (吉利), while existing shareholders including CATL (宁德时代) and Tencent (腾讯) continue to participate.
2026
DeepSeek considers expanding latest funding round to up to 100 billion yuan
China's DeepSeek is considering expanding its latest funding round to as much as 100 billion yuan ($14.9 billion), double its earlier 50 billion yuan target, as state-backed funds, investment arms of listed Chinese companies and venture capital firms seek stakes, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The fundraising process remains fluid and the amount could still change; DeepSeek is vetting prospective investors closely, largely restricting participation to government and corporate funds, and is seeking a valuation of about 500 billion yuan ($75 billion).
2026
DeepSeek partners with Huawei to develop chip programming tools
Reuters reported that DeepSeek has partnered with Huawei to develop chip programming tools, described as reducing reliance on Nvidia.
2026
Two U.S. House Committees investigate the impact of rising adoption of Chinese AI models
Two U.S. House Committees are investigating the impact of rising adoption of Chinese AI models, amid concerns in Washington about technology competition, security and Beijing's global influence. Chinese AI models from companies such as DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba, which released new models with major performance gains, have grown to a majority share of token usage on developer platforms OpenRouter and Vercel in 2026. No date for the start of the investigation is given in the source.
2026
DeepSeek annualised revenue run rate hits $1 billion, per The Information report
According to a report by The Information cited by Reuters, China's DeepSeek has reached an annualised revenue run rate of $1 billion. The source does not state the date the milestone was reached.
2026
Anthropic alleges distillation attacks by China-based AI companies Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek
Anthropic released a report alleging persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies including Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek, stating the campaigns targeted valuable Claude capabilities such as agentic tool use, coding, and logical reasoning.
2026
Anthropic report alleges Alibaba, Moonshot AI and DeepSeek used Claude outputs without authorization to train their own models
Anthropic said in a threat intelligence report released on September 10, 2026 that it detected and disrupted unauthorized large-scale 'distillation' of its Claude models by China-based AI labs including Alibaba, Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, which allegedly used Claude outputs to train and improve their own models such as Qwen and Kimi.
2026
DeepSeek nears completion of new funding round of about RMB 50 billion
DeepSeek is nearing completion of a new funding round of about RMB 50 billion, expected to close by the end of August, with existing investors including Monolith, Shixiang Capital and CATL, and new investors in talks including CPE Yuanfeng and Legend Capital; industrial capital and local state funds such as a GigaDevice-backed fund and a Hefei state-backed investor also participate.
2026
DeepSeek prepares for potential Shanghai STAR Market IPO
DeepSeek has begun preparing for a potential IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, may file an IPO application as early as the end of this year, and plans to list on the public market in 2027; its pre-round valuation is about RMB 500 billion (about USD 74 billion).