The race to democratize AI is heating up, and domestic solutions are stepping into the ring. Quantium Bit AI, a leading AI news source, reports that Chinese tech company Huawei, in collaboration with Luchen Tech, has launched the DeepSeek-R1 series inference API powered by Huawei's Ascend. The announcement signals a significant advancement in国产 (domestic) AI infrastructure.
The DeepSeek-R1 series, built on the Huawei Ascend 910B, aims to provide inference capabilities at par with high-end GPUs. What's more, Luchen Tech is offering a free, unlimited-usage experience for developers, lowering the barrier to entry for leveraging this powerful AI model. You can try it out here.
Luchen Tech's DeepSeek-R1 series utilizes a self-developed inference engine carefully optimized for Huawei's Ascend computing power. This breakthrough aims to support the burgeoning domestic AI ecosystem.
In addition to supporting国产算力(domestic computing power), Luchen Cloud's DeepSeek-R1 series inference API is designed to handle NV H800 and other common computing architectures. This provides flexibility and is intended to maximize the full potential of heterogeneous clusters.
For users with very specific customization needs or those requiring private deployments of the DeepSeek-R1 series models, Luchen Tech offers cloud-based inference images built on open-source solutions.
The DeepSeek R1 series inference API offers stable and flexible API service capabilities to ensure smooth operation in large-scale production environments, enabling enterprises to quickly implement AI applications. These APIs are also easy to use, allowing developers to quickly integrate the models into their projects.
To get a sense of the DeepSeek-R1 Model's capabilities, users can visit Luchen Cloud, select the "ASCEND-910B" instance, and use a model and image like the DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B. You can also privately deploy the full 671B DeepSeek-R1 model here.
Luchen Tech is also offering a free trial of Video Ocean V2.0, a text-to-video tool with innovative architecture and user-centered video generation.
The partnership between Huawei and Luchen Tech represents a notable step forward for AI development, offering high-performance inference capabilities with a focus on国产算力 (domestic computing power). The free API access and flexible deployment options further contribute to the accessibility and appeal of the DeepSeek-R1 series. This launch could accelerate AI adoption across various industries and empower developers to build innovative applications on a robust, domestic foundation.
