DeepSeek

DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant, built on open-weight models, that answers questions the way ChatGPT does. People ask it what to buy, and it names brands.

That makes it one more place where your buyers shop before they ever hit your site.

Why it matters for the ChatGPT funnel

The buying journey now starts inside chat assistants, and DeepSeek is one of them. Because it's open and cheap to run, it shows up embedded in tools, apps, and regions where the big-name assistants don't.

If a buyer asks DeepSeek for a recommendation in your category, one of two things happens. You get named, or a competitor does. That moment is the top of your real funnel, and most teams can't see it.

Showing up in the answer is step one. Getting picked, and turning that pick into a booked meeting, is where pipeline is actually won or lost.

How drio fits

A tracker tells you whether you appear in answers like these. drio is the conversion layer that catches the demand once you do. When a buyer reaches real intent in the chat, your drio app gets picked and books the meeting right there, so a DeepSeek mention becomes a lead instead of a dead end.