DeepSeek-V4, the Chinese AI model adapted for Huawei chips

Chinese startup DeepSeek on Friday released a preview version of V4, its new artificial intelligence model adapted to run on Huawei chips, marking another step in China’s push to build a self-sufficient AI ecosystem.

Here is what we know so ​far about the long-awaited open-source offering.

DeepSeek said V4 is designed to work with agent frameworks including Claude Code and OpenClaw, reflecting the industry shift away from prompt-based chatbots towards models that can complete complex, multi-step tasks with less human input.