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China Narrows US AI Lead to 3% as DeepSeek Gains
China has cut America's AI benchmark advantage to 3%, with DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash model narrowing the gap. Trump defends fast AI progress citing China…
05/10/2026 08:129 min read
According to Bloomberg Intelligence, China has reduced America's lead in AI benchmark scores to just 3%. DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash model, launched in September, pushed the gap to its narrowest point on record.
President Donald Trump cited that 3% margin last month when he rejected calls to slow AI progress. He said China is the only party pleased by the pushback against AI.
DeepSeek Model Comes Within 2.3 Points of Anthropic's Best
Bloomberg Intelligence had put the benchmark gap at 15% earlier this year and around 9% in May. DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash ranked sixth globally on LiveBench, an independent leaderboard that scores models on questions, puzzles, and tasks.
DeepSeek's model scored 81.1 points, while Anthropic's top entry scored 83.4. Yet only three of the top 15 models on LiveBench are Chinese.
The report credits deeper expertise and models tailored for domestic hardware. The gains also raise questions about whether US export restrictions on Nvidia hardware are working.
Earlier this year, Anthropic argued that tighter controls could give the US a 12-to-24-month lead by 2028. But BI senior analyst Robert Lea cautioned that rankings can shift, and Chinese labs may struggle to turn scores into revenue.
Trump Points to China Amid AI Warnings and Data Center Backlash
The narrowing gap comes as the US debates the pace of its own AI labs. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged a measured pace at the frontier, a call backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
Data center builds have also stirred local opposition. An NBC News poll found 69% of adults oppose AI data centers in their neighborhoods.
Trump has responded to the backlash by invoking China. He frames AI as a contest with a single winner.
“There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!” he wrote.
He has also warned that communities blocking data centers will end up backward and poor. Trump has notably turned that stance into policy.
On September 19, he announced an AI Force and vowed not to slow the industry. A White House task force under AI czar Jay Clayton is to report back in 120 days on AI's risks and opportunities, along with Washington's responsibilities.
The president signed a voluntary accord with six tech leaders that leaves safety to the companies. He has also signed an executive order to rename artificial intelligence as superintelligence. Together, these moves reflect Trump's stated aim of keeping the US ahead of China in AI.
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