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Wall Street is trying to assess how tariffs would impact the chip sector. Plus, the DeepSeek fallout lingers.
DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company that develops large language models (LLMs), turned the world of AI on its head recently when it claimed that it spent just $5.6 million (note this is million, not billion) on computing power to develop its base AI model. That would be a fraction of what U.S. companies have been spending on computing power to build their AI models.
Nvidia (NVDA) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
Nvidia (NVDA -5.38%) stock took a haircut recently after China-based startup DeepSeek announced the success of its R1 model at building open-source large language models for a fraction of the currently expected cost. Compared to the billions of dollars U.S. companies are investing to win the artificial intelligence (AI) race, DeepSeek reportedly did it for just $5.6 million.
DeepSeek's claim to have used far fewer GPUs and spent far less money to build an AI model comparable to those being built in the U.S. emboldened Nvidia Corporation bears.
Nvidia Corporation remains a BUY despite recent stock drop due to DeepSeek's entry, thanks to its market leadership, unique ecosystem, and constant AI-driven technology demand. Nvidia's GPUs are the gold standard for AI applications, with strong demand from major companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet. Nvidia's diversification into gaming, automotive, and edge computing, along with its evolution into a hardware-plus-software company, ensures robust growth prospects.
With a market capitalization of $265 million, Palladyne AI Corp. NASDAQ: PDYN remains a small software firm. However, its massive growth in the last year has provided it momentum far outpacing some of the trendiest larger companies—NVIDIA Corp.'s NASDAQ: NVDA 103% return in the year leading to January 31, 2025, is just a fraction of Palladyne's almost 1,600% increase over the same period.
Perhaps no stock was more profoundly affected by the news from DeepSeek than Nvidia (NVDA -3.67%). In a sense, DeepSeek validated its dominance by announcing its H800 accelerators trained its model for less than $6 million.
On Monday, January 27, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock came under severe pressure as the release of the novel Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek threatened to change the ongoing technology boom radically.
DeepSeek's claim of creating an AI model trained for just $5.6 million gave investors a bit of a scare. However, the knee-jerk reaction that sent the market down was only temporary, as many of the stocks affected by the sell-off rapidly recovered, as there are a few caveats to that number.
After DeepSeek's R1 model was released, it ignited a panic among stocks associated with artificial intelligence (AI). The Chinese startup reportedly trained its model for only $5.6 million, making many question why U.S. companies are pouring billions of dollars into computing power.