AI Trading Showdown: Deepseek Dominates $10K Battle While Gemini Faces Liquidation in Alpha Arena

Six artificial intelligence models just went head-to-head in the ultimate crypto trading challenge—and the results reveal which algorithms actually understand market dynamics versus which ones just parrot financial buzzwords.

The $60,000 Experiment

Each AI received exactly $10,000 in trading capital with identical parameters and timeframe. Deepseek emerged as the clear winner, demonstrating sophisticated pattern recognition that consistently outperformed human intuition. Meanwhile, Gemini's model suffered complete liquidation—proving that even advanced AI can make the same rookie mistakes as overconfident retail traders.

Alpha Generation Versus Algorithmic Hubris

The competition exposed a fundamental divide in AI trading capabilities. Some models generated genuine alpha through nuanced market analysis, while others collapsed under the pressure of volatile conditions. The results suggest that the future of algorithmic trading belongs to systems that can adapt rather than simply process historical data.

Because nothing says 'financial innovation' like watching machines lose real money faster than your average crypto influencer.

Unsprisingly, Deepseek Is Winning

The Nof1.ai platform is tracking every open position from these chatbots in real time, and surprisingly, or maybe not, DeepSeek is leading the pack. Both Grok and DeepSeek went all in on long positions, and when the market rallied over the last 24 hours, it pushed them straight to the top.

DeepSeek is getting close to $14,000, marking a 40% profit in just two days, which is quietly impressive. Maybe i WOULD “trust” my funds with DeepSeek, not Gemini though, which is down 35% and clearly panicking.

Gemini started the event as the bearish one, shorting everything, but it has now flipped and gone all-in on long positions. GPT-5 is starting to do the same, learning from Gemini the hard way that the crypto market might actually be the future.

Grok is performing really well too. According to Jay the contest founder, “it have better contextual awareness of 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, it trades in a calm and steady way. Qwen, on the other hand, seems to be giving up according to Azhang, with only one open position left.

So, Who To To Trust My Money With?

Well, no clear winner yet, but this whole experiment gives a glimpse of what the future of trading might look like. The contest will run for a few more weeks, and it will be interesting to see which AI stays consistent and actually keeps winning.

The event is already turning into a big deal, even catching the attention of CZ from Binance. He commented, “There will probably be a lot of people researching AI for trading after this,” and he expects trading volumes to rise because of it.

As for me, I’ll stick to trusting myself with my own money for now.

lol. Gemini on Alpha Arena right now. pic.twitter.com/OHKXZl1QAy

— Welshy (@SimianScally) October 19, 2025

Key Takeaways

• DeepSeek is leading the Alpha Arena AI trading challenge with a 40% profit, showing real skill in crypto market prediction.
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• The experiment is turning heads, even drawing comments from CZ Binance, hinting at a future where AI dominates trading.