DeepSeek Predicts Ethereum Price Will Hit $8000-$12000 in Q1 2025

DeepSeek, which is the latest breakthrough in LLM (large language model) powered AI chatbots, has impressed users with its capabilities and even had a significant impact on the U.S. stock market by sparking concerns that major tech stocks such as NVIDIA are overvalued.

The latest breakthrough in LLM (large language model) powered AI chatbots, DeepSeek, has left users in awe of its capabilities. It sparked major concerns in the U.S. stock market by suggesting that large-cap tech stocks, such as NVIDIA, are significantly overvalued. This is due to DeepSeek's ability to outclass leading models on multiple benchmarks while reportedly costing a fraction of the typical training and operating expenses.

DeepSeek's "base case" for Ethereum in Q1 2025 is $8,000 - $12,000

We decided to test DeepSeek's capabilities by询问 chatbot about its views on the Ethereum price in the first quarter of 2025. Interestingly, DeepSeek was very bullish on ETH's prospects in the upcoming months, stating that its base case for ETH by the end of Q1 2025 is between $8,000 and $12,000.

A price of $8,000 would represent a massive 196% increase compared to the current ETH price of $2,700. This prediction is significantly more conservative than its $150,000 estimate for Bitcoin in the same time frame.

Assuming favorable market conditions, successful upgrades, and sustained institutional interest, a realistic range for Q1 2025 is $8,000 - $15,000. However, crypto markets are highly volatile, and external shocks (e.g., geopolitical crises, exchange collapses) could drastically alter trajectories.

Here's a quick summary of the three scenarios DeepSeek proposed for the ETH price in Q1 2025:

The algorithmic Ethereum price prediction on CoinCodex is much more bearish on ETH's prospects for Q1 2025 than DeepSeek, as it predicts ETH will be trading at $2,975 on March 31, 2025.

The algorithm on CoinCodex does predict a bullish surge for Ethereum in April and May, expecting a peak around the $6,650 price tag in mid-May 2025. Despite this, even this bullish forecast is still lower than DeepSeek's base case of a range between $8,000 and $12,000.