Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- In the world of conversational AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini have long been regarded as the frontrunners, but Chinese startup DeepSeek has made a startling entry into the race.

With its innovative and cost-efficient AI model, DeepSeek has disrupted the market, displacing ChatGPT as the App Store's top app.

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Here's how DeepSeek compares to its more established competitors:

Training Costs

One of DeepSeek's most striking achievements lies in its cost-efficient training process. DeepSeek's R1 model was trained on 10,000 NVIDIA GPUs for just $6 million - a stark contrast to the significant financial and computational resources required by...