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title: "Sources: DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on GPT-6 Astra distillation to train models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, after Anthropic's crackdown (The Information)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/sources-deepseek-and-moonshot-ai-heavily-relied-on-gpt-6-astra-16b05634
published: 2026-10-29T10:46:03.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Sources: DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on GPT-6 Astra distillation to train models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, after Anthropic's crackdown (The Information)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-29 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/sources-deepseek-and-moonshot-ai-heavily-relied-on-gpt-6-astra-16b05634

The Information : Sources: DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on GPT-6 Astra distillation to train models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, after Anthropic's crackdown — OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, the most powerful model the company has released, has met with strong demand since its release in early September.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261029/p19#a261029p19)

## On Bluesky

- [Upstract (@upstract.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/upstract.com/post/3myz4jroe3n2r) (OCT 29, 2026): Report: DeepSeek and Moonshot Relied Heavily on GPT-6 Astra Distillation — DeepSeek and Moonshot AI relied heavily on distilling GPT-6 Astra to train models including Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash, according to sources cited by The Information. The report adds to scrutiny of how leading…

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