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Moonshot AI and DeepSeek Used OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Outputs to Build New Models
Two of China's top AI labs, Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, reportedly used outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to develop new models. DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on October 17, 2026, focusing on improved task performance and agentic coding. Moonshot followed with Kimi K3.1 Pro on October 23, 2026, which scored 55 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and outperformed GPT-6 Astra on certain benchmarks. Both models are pitched for practical applications such as financial analysis and coding.