Report: DeepSeek and Moonshot Trained Models on GPT-6 Astra Outputs
10/29/2026 — 10/29, 17:20·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- The Information reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that DeepSeek and Moonshot used large amounts of output from OpenAI's GPT-6…
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On October 29, 2026, The Information reported, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, that DeepSeek and Moonshot AI relied heavily on outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model to train their latest models. The report frames both Chinese AI developers' model capabilities as partly derived from a competitor's model outputs. As of now, only this single report is available, and neither company nor OpenAI has publicly responded, leaving the claims unconfirmed.
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Latest turnCiting The Information, The Next Web reports that DeepSeek and Moonshot AI leaned heavily on OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their latest models. The models named are Kimi K3.1 Pro, released last week, and an updated DeepSeek V4.1-Flash that launched on 17 October. The claim comes from people with direct knowledge, and neither company has publicly responded.
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Citing The Information, The Next Web reports that DeepSeek and Moonshot AI leaned heavily on OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their latest models. The models named are Kimi K3.1 Pro, released last week, and an updated DeepSeek V4.1-Flash that launched on 17 October. The claim comes from people with direct knowledge, and neither company has publicly responded.
The Next WebAI score 65The Information reported, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, that DeepSeek and Moonshot AI relied heavily on outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their latest models. The report ties the two Chinese developers' recent model work to a rival's model outputs.
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