OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has welcomed the debut of DeepSeek’s R1 model and has promised to deliver better AI models. The Chinese artificial intelligence start-up that rocketed to global prominence has delivered an “impressive model, particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price,” Altman wrote.

The sources said Altman has scheduled his trip to New Delhi for Feb. 5. One of the sources said a meeting with government officials was also on the cards. But the schedule is not finalised and his plans could still change,