DeepSeek's AI agent framework Harness surpasses 1.5 million daily users

Hangzhou-based technology company DeepSeek has announced that its AI agent framework, Harness, has reached 1.54 million daily active users. Launched on August 13, the infrastructure—which transforms large language models into autonomous task-executing agents—has quickly become a new focal point in the competition between AI giants based in China and the US.

According to DeepSeek data, as of November 4, Harness users are consuming approximately 92 trillion tokens per day, which equates to 1.1 billion tokens per second. The platform, which also released a desktop application on September 29, allows developers to create autonomous agents that execute code and utilize external software.

While the number of third-party plugins on the platform has reached 35,000, it is noted that approximately 60 percent of active users have developed or installed at least one plugin. Former Jane Street engineer Cui Tianyi, who joined the Harness team in March, stated that they aim for the system to function as an operating system for the era of AI agents. The company plans to establish a marketplace where developers can publish plugins.