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Models·2d ago·all news from August 19, 2026

DeepSeek Unveils Test Model to Rival Anthropic’s Opus 4.8

DeepSeek has released an experimental AI model capable of processing visual prompts. The developer reports that the tool approaches the performance levels of the Opus model from Anthropic, marking a competitive shift in the capabilities of non-US AI development.

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