🧭 AI Lineup
DeepSeek R1
by DeepSeek (China)
Surprised the entire AI industry with its reasoning ability, though it routes through Chinese infrastructure, which is worth weighing.
FreeOpen SourceChatbot
The details
- Context Window
- 64,000 tokens — substantial, though smaller than the frontier leaders
- Cost
- Free.
- Open Source?
- Yes — ⚠️ built and operated in China. Use caution with sensitive personal information.
- Input / Output
- Text
Best for
- Coding & mathematics
- Detailed step-by-step reasoning
- Free frontier-quality responses
Kevin’s take
“Made a big splash by being excellent and free. Worth knowing about. I'd be cautious about putting anything truly private into it given it's operated in China.”
— Kevin, formerly of IT Support
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