Compute/rumor/2026-11-03

DeepSeek V5 to be pre-trained on Huawei Ascend chips

DeepSeek's upcoming large language model, DeepSeek V5, is reportedly planned to be pre-trained on Huawei Ascend chips. This strategic shift in hardware for pre-training, originating from DeepSeek's intentions, was widely reported across multiple outlets.

3 articles from 3 outlets covered this story. Their coverage differs on 1 point. The underlying claim is sourced from a rumor.

What do all outlets agree on?

3 outlets covered “DeepSeek V5 to be pre-trained on Huawei Ascend chips”. All of them report the following:

  • DeepSeek V5
  • Pre-training on Huawei Ascend chips
  • DeepSeek plans to use Huawei Ascend chips

Did outlets disagree about this?

Yes. Coverage of “DeepSeek V5 to be pre-trained on Huawei Ascend chips” differs on 1 point. Each account below is how a different outlet described the same event:

The certainty and source of DeepSeek's plan to use Huawei Ascend chips for pre-training.

r/LocalLLaMA and Geopolitechs report it as a direct plan ('is planned to be' / 'Plans to Train'), while FourWeekMBA frames it as a reported claim ('Said to Shift').

Which outlets covered this?

All 3 articles found on this story, grouped by the stance of the piece. Every link goes to the original publisher.

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