DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-R1-0528, an open source reasoning AI model that competes with proprietary models like OpenAI's o3 and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro.
The update enhances performance on reasoning tasks in math, science, business, and programming and is available under the MIT License for commercial use.
Existing users of DeepSeek API will have their model inferences updated to R1-0528 at no extra cost.
Improvements in handling challenging reasoning tasks have been achieved through increased computational resources and algorithmic optimizations.
DeepSeek-R1-0528 demonstrates improved accuracy in various benchmarks, such as AIME 2025 and LiveCodeBench datasets.
The update introduces new features like JSON output support, reduced hallucination rate, and system prompts for streamlined deployment.
A distilled version, DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B, aims to cater to those without high-end hardware requirements.
The release has garnered positive feedback on social media, with users praising the model's coding capabilities and closeness to top performers like o3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro.
DeepSeek continues to focus on delivering high-performing, open-source models that prioritize reasoning and usability, positioning DeepSeek-R1-0528 as a valuable tool for developers and researchers.