As Microsoft moves quickly to support DeepSeek R1, the model has sparked controversy in the tech industry. OpenAI has accused DeepSeek of using proprietary code to develop the model, which reportedly cost under $10 million to create—significantly cheaper compared to the billions spent by US firms on their AI models.

Microsoft made DeepSeek's groundbreaking R1 AI model available on the Azure AI Foundry platform as well as GitHub.

Microsoft MSFT.O has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday.