# DeepSeek and Moonshot reportedly relied on GPT-6 Astra to train models

_Published Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 8:23 AM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on distillation from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train models including Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, The Information reported, citing sources. The reported reliance followed Anthropic's crackdown. GPT-6 Astra was released in early September.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261029/p19#a261029p19)

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Published: 2026-10-29T12:23:43.572Z
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