DeepSeek has hit the world by a storm. Not only it is an excellent model it is also open weight model and even the training methodology is made public.

DeepSeek is the first non US AI app to have hit the top 10 most installed apps this week. It is on spot 3. To give you context Claude has not managed to break into top 100 yet.

DeepSeek right now is seeing around 300K installs per day in USA.

DeepSeek does excellent across all benchmarks so far and they do this at a fraction of cost.

DeepSeek supports an AI powered web search. It can search the web based on natural language queries you ask it, it can fetch results and give you much better summary than visiting links yourself.

I asked it a simple question “Who is Milton Friedman” and it responded with the following result.

Milton Friedman (1912–2006) was an American economist, statistician, and Nobel laureate who is widely regarded as one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. He was a leading figure in the Chicago School of Economics and a staunch advocate of free-market capitalism, limited government intervention, and individual freedom. Here are some key aspects of his life and contributions:

I asked it to find “Find good shoe deals online”

It searched the internet for deals. I am producing only the two deals.

1. Amazon

• Deal: Amazon Essentials Women’s ballet flats for **32∗∗(regularly32∗∗(regularly59) and other discounted shoes under $25.

• Features: Free two-day shipping for Prime members, 30-day return policy, and a wide variety of brands and styles.

• Best For: Budget-friendly options and a vast selection of casual and athletic shoes28.

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2. Zappos

• Deal: Hoka Bondi 8 running shoes for **97.11∗∗(originally97.11∗∗(originally165) and other winter clearance deals starting at $26.

• Features: Free shipping, 365-day return policy, and discounts up to 80% on brands like Hoka, Adidas, and Keen.

• Best For: High-quality athletic and outdoor footwear411.

But was this deal real ? Let me check.

These deals were not real. DeepSeek found some low quality articles about show deals and provided those links in the response. There were no real shoe deals out there.

Conclusion

I think DeepSeek’s success is remarkable for China but it is no where as good as it is made out to be. The hype around DeepSeek will settle down pretty soon as reality dawns on people. It is still pretty poor in its quality.