Recently, the release of DeepSeek's next-generation large model, DeepSeek-R2, has attracted widespread attention in the market. There are rumors that DeepSeek-R2 will be released between August 15 and 30. However, according to a report by Tencent Technology, an insider close to DeepSeek confirmed to the media that the information is not true, and there are no plans to release DeepSeek-R2 this month.
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Earlier this year, news about the R2 model had already started circulating. At that time, there were predictions that the R2 model would be released on March 17, but this claim was also denied by the official. To date, DeepSeek has not officially announced the specific release date or technical details of the R2 model, which has disappointed many followers.
According to reports, the DeepSeek team was intensifying the development of the R2 model in June this year. An insider revealed that CEO Liang Wenfeng was still unsatisfied with the model's capabilities, and the team was still working on performance improvements and was not ready for official deployment. Early reports indicated that DeepSeek originally planned to launch the R2 model in May, but due to various reasons, the plan was delayed. The new model is expected to generate higher-quality code and have the ability to reason in non-English languages.