When was DeepSeek V2 released?

DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on Monday, May 6 2024.

Who made DeepSeek V2?

DeepSeek V2 was built by DeepSeek. Chinese AI lab known for efficient, open-weight models. Gained attention for strong performance at lower cost.

Is DeepSeek V2 open source?

Partly. DeepSeek V2 is an open-weight model: the trained weights are free to download and run locally or on your own infrastructure, but the training data and code are not fully released and the license may restrict some commercial uses. It is not open source in the strict sense.

What came before and after DeepSeek V2?

DeepSeek's previous tracked release was DeepSeek-Math on Feb 5 2024, 91 days earlier. It was followed by DeepSeek Coder V2 on Jun 17 2024.

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Frequently asked questions

: DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on Monday, May 6 2024.
: DeepSeek V2 was built by DeepSeek. Chinese AI lab known for efficient, open-weight models. Gained attention for strong performance at lower cost.
: Partly. DeepSeek V2 is an open-weight model: the trained weights are free to download and run locally or on your own infrastructure, but the training data and code are not fully released and the license may restrict some commercial uses. It is not open source in the strict sense.
: DeepSeek's previous tracked release was DeepSeek-Math on Feb 5 2024, 91 days earlier. It was followed by DeepSeek Coder V2 on Jun 17 2024.