DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence company, is rocking Silicon Valley with the launch of its AI model R1, especially since it is capable of outdoing some of OpenAI's platforms. This startup is less than two years old, and it is now on par, if not far better than ChatGPT.
Chatbot Arena places the company's R1 and V3 models well within the top 10, and the company claims it is soaring when it comes to maths, general knowledge, and more. Naturally, the news made it to the internet as quickly as lightning, with users chiming in with memes left and right.
There are now several hundred memes about OpenAI vs. DeepSeek, and we've rounded up just some of these for you to have a light day. Have fun!
Disclaimer: This piece reflects the writer's opinion; the reader's discretion is advised. Do let us know in the comments what you think should have made the cut.
All of the best OpenAI vs. DeepSeek memes in one place
1) Asian people be like "Guess how much for the same model?" (via X / @shmula)
2) What OpenAI vs. DeepSeek is like in one image (via X / @ordax)
3) OpenAI when they train their models on the entire internet vs OpenAI when DeepSeek does it to them (via X / @hikipilling)
4) If ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek vs. Gemini had a brawl, this is what it would look like: (via X / @ishowcybersec)
5) The DeepSeek pricing vs. OpenAI's (via X / @alanlau999)
6) ChatGPT and DeepSeek battling it out over a game would look like this (via X / @err0rsyst3m)
7) If the two AIs were to fight it out with the help of a tangible robot, this is likely what it would look like (via X / @IroncladDev)
8) If the two AIs were an animal, DeepSeek would be the hippopotamus (via X / @clusterprotocol)
9) Not ChatGPT and Gemini battling it out only for DeepSeek to come in and whoop them both (via X / @neurondAI)
10) Not DeepSeek doing a better job than ChatGPT for a fraction of the price (via Instagram / @htmlcoding_)
11) The OpenAI headquarters after DeepSeek released their updated chatbot (via Instagram / @nogood.io)
12) Not me being unloyal and switching over from ChatGPT to DeepSeek just because it's free and better (via Instagram / @artificialintelligenceee)
13) Not us witnessing ChatGPT lose its job to DeepSeek in real-time: (via Instagram / @artificialintelligenceee)
14) OpenAI vs Deepseek be like (via Instagram / @GC50GFX)
And there you have it! Do check out DeepSeek and let us know what you think.

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