DeepSeek and Moonshot reportedly used GPT-6 Astra outputs for training

Oct 29, 2026
DeepSeek and Moonshot AI reportedly used outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their latest models through distillation.

DeepSeek and Moonshot AI relied heavily on outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their latest models, Reuters reports, citing The Information. The reported training benefited Moonshot AI's Kimi K3.1 Pro, released last week, and DeepSeek's V4.1-Flash 1017, released October 17.

The companies reportedly used distillation, a method that trains a model using outputs generated by another model. OpenAI, DeepSeek and Moonshot AI had not responded to requests for comment at the time of the report.

OpenAI said in a September 30 blog post that it linked a central part of a distillation campaign that began in July to people associated with Moonshot AI.

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