DeepSeek called 'the Google of China' but criticized for never shipping a true frontier model
scaling01 · x · 2026-10-17
scaling01 argues DeepSeek is 'the Google of China' — yet incapable of shipping good models anymore: always late, never a true frontier model.
In a follow-up he clarifies the critique comes from wanting them to do better: he sees big potential and notes DeepSeek, like ByteDance, is one of the labs that doesn't rely heavily on distillation.
Related event: KOL Calls DeepSeek 'China's Google': Always Late, Never Frontier(4 posts)→
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