DeepSeek-V4 rumored to be imminent as the 'whale' codename resurfaces, signaling a major model release.

DeepSeek V4 model reportedly running on Huawei hardware

Released DeepSeek-R1 large language model, causing market disruption and valuation drops for tech giants

DeepSeek V4 to run on Huawei Ascend 950PR chips

Reported failure in attempt to train a model using Huawei's Ascend AI chips

Teased upcoming release of a new, much larger base model

Launched unified coding subscription plan offering four AI models for $3

Qwen family captured over 50% of global open-source AI model downloads, reaching nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads on Hugging Face.

Released Qwen 3.5 flagship model series, positioned as on par with leading US proprietary models.

Released Qwen 2.5, marking the beginning of a decisive shift away from popular US models like Llama.