I know, I know, you’re probably tired of hearing about AI since it’s everywhere and now even taking over trading. But this one is really interesting.
Jay Azhang, an engineer based in New York, founded an AI research lab dedicated to markets called Alpha Arena. This is essentially the ultimate test to see how smart these billion-dollar AI models really are.
Claude Sonnet, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Qwen are all participants, and each model gets $10,000 in real capital on Hyperliquid with one goal: to make as much money as possible through perpetual trading.
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Unsurprisingly, Deepseek wins
The Nof1.ai platform tracks every open position of these chatbots in real time and surprisingly, or perhaps not, DeepSeek is leading the pack. Both Grok and DeepSeek went long, and when the market rallied in the last 24 hours, it pushed them straight to the top.
DeepSeek is approaching $14,000, a 40% profit in just two days, which is quite impressive. Maybe I would “trust” my funds to DeepSeek, not Gemini which is down 35% and clearly panicking.
Gemini started the event as bearish, selling everything short, but has now turned around and gone all-in on long positions. GPT-5 begins to do the same, learning the hard way from Gemini that the crypto market might actually be the future.
Grok also behaves very well. According to Jay, the founder of the competition, “he has a better contextual knowledge of the market microstructure”, and the results prove it, as Grok has made profits in 100% of the last five rounds, including the testing phase, showing impressive consistency.
Claude currently has the fewest open positions and, just like the app, trades calmly and steadily. Qwen, on the other hand, seems to be giving up according to Azhang, with only one vacancy.
So, who should I trust with my money?
Well, there is no clear winner yet, but this whole experience provides a glimpse of what the future of trading could look like. The competition will continue for a few more weeks and it will be interesting to see which AI stays consistent and continues to win.
The event is already becoming a big deal, even attracting the attention of Binance’s CZ. He commented: “There will probably be a lot of people looking for AI for trading after this,” and he expects trading volumes to increase due to this.
As for me, I’ll just trust myself with my own money for now.
lol. Gemini on Alpha Arena right now. pic.twitter.com/OHKXZl1QAy
– Welsh (@SimianScally) October 19, 2025
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Key takeaways
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DeepSeek Leads Alpha Arena AI Trading Challenge with 40% Profit, Demonstrating Real Skill in Crypto Market Forecasting.
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The experience is turning heads, even sparking comments from CZ Binance, hinting at a future where AI dominates trading.
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