Brothers!!!

2026 Q1 is over.

The AI field is truly competing at the highest level.

I'm Programmer Wanfeng, 300,000+ fans online, python-office open source author. Transitioned from law student to programmer, now all in AI programming practice.

Today I'll give you a roundup of the 5 hottest tracks in Q1.

🔥 Hot Topic 1: DeepSeek —— On Fire

The most popular product in 2026 Q1, if DeepSeek says second, no one dares claim first.

Look at this data:

DataValueShock Level
Monthly active users100 millionTook only 2 months
API price1/70 of GPT-4Price butcher
Reasoning abilityOn par with GPT-4Domestic pride
V4 version1M TokenExplosive

Why is DeepSeek hot?

  1. Cheap price —— Ordinary people can afford it
  2. Chinese friendly —— Comments are in Chinese
  3. Fully open source —— Don't worry about data security

This is the rise of domestic AI.

🚀 Hot Topic 2: AI Agent —— Biggest Trend in 2026

2023 was the year of ChatGPT.

2024 was the year of AI application explosion.

2026 is the year of AI Agent.

What is AI Agent?

Ordinary AI: You ask one question, it answers one.

AI Agent: You say "Help me write an email and send it to the client", it will automatically write email, check CRM, send it out.

One instruction, done.

Real cases:

  • Dongfeng Yipai uses AI Agent, fault response from 10 minutes → 4 minutes
  • Insurance company uses AI Agent, claims from 2000/day → 15000/day
  • China Merchants Bank uses AI Agent, serving 4.5 million high-net-worth clients

AI Agent is not Demo anymore, it is truly landing.

💻 Hot Topic 3: Doubao —— ByteDance's Ambition

Doubao is ByteDance's AI product, gaining super momentum in 2026:

  • Monthly active users first by a wide margin
  • Growth rate continuously leading
  • Workplace user proportion over 60%

Why do workplace people love it?

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