DeepSeek plummets, facing “midlife crisis”

After a boom period, DeepSeek is clearly cooling down, retreating in the face of chip pressure, fierce competition and growing user awareness.

DeepSeek once caused a global fever thanks to its outstanding semantic understanding and logical reasoning capabilities.

However, 7 months after the R1 was released, the R2 version was delayed due to chip issues.

Data from QuestMobile shows that average downloads dropped more than 70% in Q2 2025 alone.

This cooling down reflects that users have become more rational, no longer following the massive AI wave like before.

The reason also comes from chip limitations, making the model training and upgrading process difficult.

Meanwhile, competitors inside and outside China continuously launch new products, causing DeepSeek to lose its advantage.

Experts say this is a “virtual filtering” phase, forcing AI companies to focus on practical application value.

If it overcomes the crisis, DeepSeek still has a chance to rise thanks to its market advantage and huge digital ecosystem in China.

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