Chinese brokers put DeepSeek-V4 into use within hours of its release
Guotai Haitong deployed the model on release day, 24 April 2026, and Industrial Securities reports full integration in two hours, according to National Business Daily.
2 hoursfrom release to full integration at Industrial Securities, by its own account
5brokers named as running DeepSeek-V4 on their own hardware within days
1 milliontokens in the model's context window, about 750,000 Chinese characters
National Business Daily (每日经济新闻) reported on 27 April 2026, under reporter Chen Chen (陈晨), that brokers raced to deploy DeepSeek-V4 after its release on 24 April. The article is in Chinese, and the translation is ours.
| Broker | Speed | Stated use |
|---|---|---|
| Guotai Haitong (国泰海通) | Release day, on Huawei Ascend compute | Investment research, tested in its Novastation workstation and a code assistant. Advisory and risk control are planned |
| Industrial Securities (兴业证券) | Two hours | Reading long documents, market analysis, client insight, office work |
| SDIC Securities (国投证券) | Release day, on domestic compute | Meeting minutes, roadshow summaries, internal questions, agent-based coding |
| Zhongtai Securities (中泰证券) | 24 hours, on domestic compute | Wealth management, institutional services, investment banking, operations |
| Sinolink Securities (国金证券) | Not stated | Opened to all staff for testing |
The article quotes the commentator Liu Xingliang (刘兴亮): in finance, AI “has gone from a tool to productive capacity” (已经从单纯的工具变成了生产力).
Every figure comes from the brokers. The report gives no benchmark, no cost, no account of a compliance review and no dissenting voice. The vendor map records DeepSeek’s earlier spread through Chinese brokerages.
Sources
- National Business Daily nbd.com.cn