Chinese AI models, DeepSeek and Qwen, have outperformed their US rivals in the recent cryptocurrency trading competition organised by research firm Nof1. DeepSeek's Chat V3.1 turned the initial $10,000 capital into $22,900 by October 27, reporting 126% increase since trading began on October 18. OpenAI's GPT‑5 lost nearly 60% of its portfolio, and Google DeepMind's Gemini 2.5 Pro dropped 57%.