Huawei Cloud has partnered with AI startup SiliconFlow to bring DeepSeek’s AI models to its Ascend cloud service. This partnership makes AI more affordable and accessible. The two main models, DeepSeek V3 (a language model) and DeepSeek R1 (a reasoning model), offer high performance at a lower cost.
Affordable AI Access with DeepSeek
Huawei Cloud offers discounted rates for DeepSeek AI models through SiliconFlow. The pricing is competitive, with the DeepSeek V3 model costing only 1 yuan ($0.13) per million input tokens and 2 yuan ($0.26) per million output tokens. The DeepSeek R1 model is priced at 4 yuan ($0.53) per million input tokens and 16 yuan ($2.13) per million output tokens. These affordable rates make AI access more widely available.
AI Independence and Geopolitical Impact
Huawei’s deployment of DeepSeek models reflects China’s push for AI self-sufficiency amid U.S. restrictions on high-end chips. The models run on Huawei’s Ascend AI hardware, reducing dependency on foreign technology. This move strengthens China’s AI ecosystem and positions it as a strong competitor in global AI development.
Alibaba joins the DeepSeek AI wave
Following Huawei’s integration, Alibaba Cloud has also launched DeepSeek AI services on its platform. Users can access these models through the PAI Model Gallery, allowing them to deploy AI without coding. Alibaba Cloud offers both full and distilled versions of the DeepSeek R1 model, providing flexibility for different AI applications.
DeepSeek’s growth and future prospects
DeepSeek AI is gaining popularity in China and the U.S., with Microsoft and Amazon integrating its models into their platforms. While DeepSeek trained its AI models on Nvidia’s H100 GPUs, it now runs inference on Huawei’s Ascend 910C chip. Huawei is also developing the Ascend 920C, expected to match Nvidia’s upcoming Blackwell B200, further improving DeepSeek’s AI capabilities.
DeepSeek’s rapid expansion and integration with major cloud platforms signal China’s growing influence in AI. With cost-effective models and improved hardware, DeepSeek is emerging as a major competitor in the global AI race.
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