Bloomberg Says DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Narrows US-China AI Gap to Record-Low 3%
Summary
The US-China AI gap narrows to a record-low 3%, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Robert Lea, after DeepSeek's September release of V4.1 Flash. The model scores 77.3 on LiveBench agentic coding, ahead of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 Max Effort at 66.1. Code sent to DeepSeek's API remains subject to disclosure under China's National Intelligence Law.
Key Points
- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Robert Lea reports the US-China AI gap narrows to a record-low 3% after DeepSeek's September release of V4.1 Flash.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores 77.3 on the October 4 LiveBench agentic coding snapshot, beating Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 Max Effort at 66.1.
- China's National Intelligence Law subjects code and prompts sent to DeepSeek's API to government disclosure, an obligation no privacy policy can legally override.