# DeepSeek says its Harness agent framework has 1.54 million daily active users

> Original title: Can DeepSeek challenge OpenAI, Anthropic in AI agents as Harness adoption takes off?

- Source: South China Morning Post · Tech
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:00:04.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/br7sj27ukkqseww7dj501y1g7
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3373757/can-deepseek-challenge-openai-anthropic-ai-agents-harness-adoption-takes

## Summary

DeepSeek says its Harness agent framework reached 1.54 million daily active users less than three months after launch. Users of its official API were consuming about 92 trillion tokens a day as of November 4, the Hangzhou-based start-up said. A harness is the software that turns a large language model into an agent able to carry out tasks on a user's behalf.