If you really need to see the way the LLM arrived at the answer, then DeepSeek-R1’s approach feels like you’re getting the full reasoning service, while ChatGPT 03-mini feels like an overview in comparison.
It’s been a rollercoaster week for artificial intelligence, with DeepSeek completely destabilizing the AI market by releasing its R1 reasoning model and not only giving everybody access to it for free (as a chatbot), but also giving developers incredibly cost-effective access to it as an API.
This is how deep reasoning models tend to provide their answers, in contrast to things like ChatGPT 4o, which will just give you a more concise answer.
Need to gather more details, like goals and specific circumstances, before giving any advice.” and “I'm evaluating fields' requirements, considering interests, preferences, finances, career goals, and job market.
To cap the week off, OpenAI responded by releasing its o3-mini and o3-mini-high reasoning models across all its subscription services, including its Plus and Pro subscriptions and its free tier.