Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI's ChatGPT.

While the chatbots offer similar answers, the free version of China's ultra-efficient model has no messaging limits. But privacy concerns might have you sticking with ChatGPT.

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek ’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI ‘s ChatGPT.

DeepSeek AI is an advanced conversational AI platform. It excels at complex tasks like summarising lengthy documents, extracting key information, and answering questions precisely. It leverages a combination of natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning techniques to understand and respond to user queries effectively.

DeepSeek has become the most downloaded free app in the US just a week after it was launched. So how does it compare to its much more established and apparently much more expensive US rivals, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini?