DeepSeek Unveils Test Model to Rival Anthropic's Opus 4.8

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DeepSeek has released a test model aimed at competing with Anthropic's Opus 4.8, intensifying rivalry among frontier AI labs.

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2026-08-21 11:04 · Bloomberg AI
DeepSeek Unveils Test Model to Rival Anthropic's Opus 4.8

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