Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has quietly upgraded its RI reasoning model as competition among large-language models heats up. DeepSeek did not announce the upgrade, but CNBC reported that it was released on the artificial intelligence (AI) model repository Hugging Face.

DeepSeek’s R1 model gets an update with major improvements in reasoning and output, signaling China’s growing influence in the global AI race.

The updated R1 model, named R1-0528, was released quietly on the Hugging Face platform without an official announcement, suggesting DeepSeek’s preference for action over publicity.