I'm curious if anyone has found DeepSeek better than ChatGPT. What was your Application? Code generation and debugging. Although tbf it's less "better than ChatGPT" and more "I can keep doing this without having to wait until next Wednesday" I give 4o, o1, Claude 3.5 Sonnett and Deepseek the same prompts. In prompts releated to research, ChatGPT is the best by far, followed by DeepSeek. Claude is the worst but mainly because it can't search the internet. Without searching, DeepSeek takes the last place easily. In terms of writing and explaining Claude takes the cake, DeepSeek and ChatGPT are about par. In terms of code-related use cases, IMO Claude = Deepseek = o1 > 4o I give Deepseek R1 a prompt or a pain point that needs a solution in R or Python, it gives me exactly what I need. o1 will give me what I need but may miss dependencies or skip some important steps and likes to overcomplicate things. Claude needs more handholding and multiple iterations, but it does the iterations better and overall tends to write more robust code than o1 and 4o. But again for me it needs more handholding. Deepseek just gives something workable, straight up, where ChatGPT may overly complicate and Claude overly simplify. Answer from LengthyLegato114514 on reddit.com
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reddit.com › r/chatgpt › chatgpt is better than deepseek, why are people pretending otherwise?
r/ChatGPT on Reddit: ChatGPT is better than DeepSeek, why are people pretending otherwise?
January 29, 2025 -
I imagine its trendy and cool to hate the big guy, or maybe its astroturfing/propaganda.
But has anyone actually used DeepSeek and got better answers? As much as I want to cancel my subscription, ChatGPT is still the best. Gemini isnt as good. LLaMa is pretty close to ChatGPT. DeepSeek is better than Mistral, but worse than LLaMa.
"Oh its cheaper"
I don't care. I need good answers. Cheaper is someone else's job.
ChatGPT seems best for asking questions about subjects. DeepSeek seems to not know about many subjects and hallucinates.
I'm curious if anyone has found DeepSeek better than ChatGPT. What was your Application?
Please provide what ChatGPT you are comparing it to, I typically use ChatGPT4.
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I'm curious if anyone has found DeepSeek better than ChatGPT. What was your Application? Code generation and debugging. Although tbf it's less "better than ChatGPT" and more "I can keep doing this without having to wait until next Wednesday" I give 4o, o1, Claude 3.5 Sonnett and Deepseek the same prompts. In prompts releated to research, ChatGPT is the best by far, followed by DeepSeek. Claude is the worst but mainly because it can't search the internet. Without searching, DeepSeek takes the last place easily. In terms of writing and explaining Claude takes the cake, DeepSeek and ChatGPT are about par. In terms of code-related use cases, IMO Claude = Deepseek = o1 > 4o I give Deepseek R1 a prompt or a pain point that needs a solution in R or Python, it gives me exactly what I need. o1 will give me what I need but may miss dependencies or skip some important steps and likes to overcomplicate things. Claude needs more handholding and multiple iterations, but it does the iterations better and overall tends to write more robust code than o1 and 4o. But again for me it needs more handholding. Deepseek just gives something workable, straight up, where ChatGPT may overly complicate and Claude overly simplify.
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You just cant understand which model is better if they both are smarter than you and the only thing you are capable to ask is about "r" in "strawberry" or Tiananmen square.
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reddit.com › r/deepseek › deepseek is 10,000 times better than chatgpt
r/DeepSeek on Reddit: DeepSeek Is 10,000 Times Better Than ChatGPT
June 26, 2025 -
Deepseek is 100% free and it’s super fast there’s search mode and deep search as well but on ChatGPT on free mode you only get a few prompts and then it makes you end the chat
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I think Deepseek is getting better. It's not yet at the level of ChatGPT, but it's getting there. The fact that they are free shows that they have some morals. Knowledge doesn't belong to the people who can afford the models, but to everybody, so it's a good thing.
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DeepSeek and its release exists purely to limit the financial gain of western AI models, there is nothing altruistic about it.
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reddit.com › r/perguntereddit › is deepseek as superior to chatgpt as everyone says?
Is Deepseek as superior to ChatGPT as everyone says?
May 13, 2025 - I think DeepSeek's answers are more complete, it tackles the questions from different angles, and when I want something more specific, it seems to know better what I mean. But both give similar answers. ... If you're asking in the context of what the user measures and perceives, I don't know. But in terms of COMPUTER SCIENCE, yes, a Chinese hedge fund made an algorithm that performs as well as the chatgpt, with better optimization, and made the code free, which a non-profit company didn't do and still charges an SLA for how many $$ to use the best version.
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reddit.com › r/deepseek › is deepseek actually better than chatgpt for you?
r/DeepSeek on Reddit: Is Deepseek actually better than ChatGPT for you?
January 31, 2025 - DeepSeek it ….. Fast and No BS ... I’ve been using ChatGPT since it’s launch and though it was great, it’s recently been shitty with document creation and summarisations. Gpt so often start pushing out really shitty text. It’s like it forgets what we’re talking about Deepseek is great at it.
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reddit.com › r/aiassisted › chatgpt, gemini or deepseek?
r/AIAssisted on Reddit: ChatGPT, Gemini or DeepSeek?
June 7, 2025 -
Recently i was thinking what’s the best AI to use. I use GPT as an assistant to help me to write and synthesize my ideias, but searching more about others AIs, i was in doubt about which one would be better for it
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For me ChatGPT is still my number one. Especially o3 for extended reasoning does the job quite well. And I do use specialized gpts on a daily basis for my work. Tried the same with Gemini and the result were not as quite as good. On the other hand geminis deep research web search is very good and not as limited ( usage) compared to ChatGPT. In my case, I cannot use Deepseek on the same level like Gemini and ChatGPT…
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Honestly gpt is still better and I've used them all the memoryfeature, the custom instructions, it has more of a personality. I don't think the rest can beat that right now lol 😆
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reddit.com › r/singularity › controversial take: chatgpt 4o is better than deepseek
r/singularity on Reddit: Controversial take: ChatGPT 4o is better than DeepSeek
January 27, 2025 -
My main task is data science competitions and research and always resort to any LLM available to ask for code snippets, DS approaches to try, or both. As DeepSeek (R1) is the only CoT free model i decided to give it a try.
ChatGPT produces more sensible results and (with the right prompting) the code works at first try. I can't say the same about DeepSeek. The advice it gives seems better at first, but when implemented, it is disappointing. Not to mention the 1-3 minute wait for the model to argue internally. About that, reading the "thoughts" of the model it repeats the same thing every 100 words.
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There is definitely too much hype around this model and I'm getting tired of it. It's quite good and changes things, but people are basically repeating the same things, they've been saying after Alpaca came out 2 years ago. It was supposed to change everything as well and people were proclaiming the end of closed LLMs, but it wasn't as earth shattering as they believed it was.
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For my tasks (editing/implementing stuff to a transformer python code) - o1 also is still better. R1 gives very similar outputs/ideas but when I asked it to implement them it still struggles. Meanwhile o1 zero-shots almost everything, removing the need to debug. But for someone who doesn't want to pay I understand why R1 seems a better choice, I'd probably use that too
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reddit.com › r/askserbia › deepseek vs. chatgpt?
r/AskSerbia on Reddit: DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT?
April 14, 2025 -
Is DeepSeek better performing than ChatGPT? Is there any form of AI that's better than both of these?
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Chatgpt bar for me, habit plus I like the deep research option a lot. I don't trust Americans, but I don't trust the Chinese at all, so it makes sense. On the other hand, why use a copy and not the original?
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Is this Chinese gpt? I heard something the other day, but I didn't remember the name.
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reddit.com › r/malaysiauni › deepseek vs chatgpt for studying
r/malaysiauni on Reddit: DeepSeek VS ChatGPT for studying
February 1, 2025 -
I know DeepSeek is still too young and worse at ChatGPT apart from coding & research, but for those who have tried it how was your experience ? I'm talking specifically in term of helping you study for exams or brainstorming ideas and all that.
EDIT : I forgot to include this one the first time but if you do use any LLM at all do you pay for extra features or just make use of what's free ?
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If strictly for studying, Google' NotebookLM is much better. Deepseek, ChatGPT, and others alike can be a help being like a sub instructor/lecturer. I myself as a working adult who's studying part-time find them useful since I don't get to meet my lecturer's everyday. If there's one principle that I hold on with all these technological advancements, is 'Think before you ask'. It's the same principle I held on not relying on Google too much. Our brain, same as our muscles, we either use it or loose it. Moreover, it's to ensure that our critical-thinking skills stay sharpen. In the end, it's how you use it. You know yourself better.
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Heads up, don't ask questions regarding calculations from ChatGPT.
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reddit.com › r/deepseek › is free deepseek better than free chatgp?
r/DeepSeek on Reddit: Is Free DeepSeek better than Free ChatGP?
May 28, 2025 -
I've been trying out both the free versions of DeepSeek and ChatGPT, and I'm curious what others think.
From my experience so far:
DeepSeek seems faster and more concise.
ChatGPT feels smoother in conversation but can get repetitive.
DeepSeek handles code and technical prompts surprisingly well.
DeepSeek also seems more accurate — I haven’t seen it hallucinate yet. If it doesn’t know something, it just says so instead of making things up.
For those who’ve used both, which one do you prefer and why? Especially interested in real-world use like study help, coding, or summarizing stuff.
Let’s compare notes!
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DeepSeek is that old schoolmate... the nerdy one who always said things more accurately!! And ChatGPT is the super popular guy with the girls!! But in the end, it talks more than it actually delivers... DeepSeek is better for studying than ChatGPT!
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ChatGPT has more updated features and multimodal, DeepSeek it’s more technical, I use both of them
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reddit.com › r/deepseek › is deepseek better than chatgpt at math and programming?
r/DeepSeek on Reddit: Is Deepseek better than ChatGPT at math and programming?
February 17, 2025 -
Title. I want to know which of them I should use to help me making programs and software.
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I have been using DeepSeek for several months. Yes, Deepseek is better at programming. It's just that now the problem is that Deepseek is always experiencing "server busy", which is why I don't use it anymore for a while, and switch to Qwen AI.
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Yesterday I was working on some code from Deepsek that had problems and Deepsek couldn't solve them even after several attempts but I used Chat GPT o3-mini and solved the problem from the first time in one less then 5 seconds
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I Tested DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT in the Ultimate AI Showdown
August 13, 2025 - ChatGPT matchup felt…. different. Mainly because DeepSeek is completely free and fully open-source. That definitely made me pause and I wasn’t alone. Since its launch, over 900 million people have visited the site, and more than 350 million+ use it every month (myself included), according to SimilarWeb data. From GitHub stars to AI Reddit ...
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reddit.com › r/chatgptpro › chatgpt pro vs deepseek r1
ChatGPT Pro vs DeepSeek R1 : r/ChatGPTPro
November 27, 2024 - If o1 costs the same as Deepseek R1, would you choose R1 over o1? At Perplexity, both o1 and R1 are available with the same usage counts, I doubt anyone would opt for R1 over o1. I hadn't purchased ChatGPT Pro before, but after Perplexity offered their hosted R1 and I tried it several times, I immediately decided to subscribe to ChatGPT Pro.
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reddit.com › r/openai › is deepseek really that good?
r/OpenAI on Reddit: Is Deepseek really that good?
January 24, 2025 -
Is deepseek really that good compared to chatgpt?? It seems like I see it everyday in my reddit, talking about how it is an alternative to chatgpt or whatnot...
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OpenAI o1 Pro Mode is by far the absolute best model of any platform, and it's not even close. However from my experience, DeepSeek R1 is about the same or better (in some contexts) than OpenAI's o1 regular. R1 definitely shines above o1 in the aspect of viewing its thinking process. OpenAI shielded this feature from us, so I like that R1 shows every step it took to arrive to that answer. OpenAI's pro model absolutely smashes any other model out there. I almost exclusively use this now, even if the answer might take 2-6 minutes versus 4 seconds. But my use case is exactly what pro mode is for: research and development. I regularly design and architect security infrastructure. Create internal playbooks, operating procedures, and security programs. Actively research for cyber threat intelligence and develop appropriate defense strategies. Deal in advanced DevSecOps automation and engineering. No other model I have used comes close to helping me accomplish my job. o1 Pro Mode is a super-powered personal assistant that reduces the burden on me, and allows me to spend more time deploying defenses. I could not do this with OpenAI o1 regular.
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reddit.com › r/gpt3 › when people say deepseek is 'better' than chatgpt, what do they mean by that,exactly?
r/GPT3 on Reddit: when people say deepseek is 'better' than chatgpt, what do they mean by that,exactly?
February 3, 2025 -
i mostly use chatgpt for, well, chatting purposes. and conversationally speaking, chatgpt is unrivaled. so how is deepseek 'better'? is it ....better at seeking, or smth ...idk
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My two cents: based on IT experience and now as avid user of AI including ChatGTP. For most of us. It does not matter which one is the best unless there is a particular feature or functionality that is critical. My point is : the best tool is the one you know how to use it well or master. You can have the best tool and use only 2% of its potential. If you have a mediocre tool used 80 to 90% of its potential, then the mediocre tool is the best for you. I keep hearing about try Claude for this, Deepseek for that , ChatGTP for x. I have been mastering my workflow over the last 3 months integrating ChatGTP (now paying 20 per month to get extra functionality such as images with no limit) , other AI video tools that probably use chat gtp. Canvas. Adobe with AI. Shopify with AI. And I created my own marketing agency for my small company. The secrete : I know my business.. I will keep watching if there is something out there that offers something very different or better in order for me to change platform. Hopefully this example helps.
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From what information has been released in the media, deepseek is considered more 'advanced' than GPT because it was able to achieve technology at the same level of intelligence as GPT, but with much less hardware. In other words, it is much more cost effective compared to GPT. I have used both extensively, for daily use, general questions as well as programming, and in general, they are very similar. I haven't noticed one particularly giving way better solutions than the other. Although, according to some sources, deepseek is more effective at processing certain data-sets and is better suited for certain industries compared to GPT. I wouldn't know this for sure as I haven't compared the two within this context.
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reddit.com › r/seo › deepseek vs chatgpt for content creation. which one is better
r/SEO on Reddit: Deepseek vs chatgpt for content creation. Which one is better
January 27, 2025 -
Deepseek vs chatgpt, which ai is better for content creation
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No one can possibly have a take on this, come on.
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Google and Bing and Yandex are content agnostic - thats why their results are so similar. Do people still believe that Google can do this: Say that this lawyers case review or opinion or observation is better than lawyer bs? What level of "expertise" is best? Experiece? 3 years? 6 years? 10 years? Can people lie about how much experience they have? Are grammar and spelling important? What if the worlds best specialists in fusion power are Japanese and their blog post isn't in perfect English? Is it going to rank lower than an English first language commentary? Is 3,000 words better than 5,000? How is that all these Forbes pages all ranked and now they dont --- did people suddenly write better articles? And if pages get outranked, then how weren't they ojbectively the best? If I rank for tings like SEO timing or how SEO works - does that mean I'm the best SEO? Because I say that Google cannot understand content, so does Google and so does the evidence from the DOJ result.
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reddit.com › r/perguntereddit › what's better, chatgpt or deepseek?
r/PergunteReddit on Reddit: What's better, ChatGPT or DeepSeek?
August 11, 2024 - Deepseek is very raw, I think I was banned because I asked about Tiananmen Square 1989. ... Between the two, for me the ChatGPT was better when I tried it.
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reddit.com › r/digitalmarketing › chat-gpt vs deepseek
r/DigitalMarketing on Reddit: Chat-gpt vs Deepseek
January 30, 2025 -
Hi folks, have any one used deepseek ai. which looks best chat-gpt or deepseek Ai? Suggestions pls
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I tried DeepSeek on 2-3 projects in the last 2 days. It has some pros against chatgpt: Wording is more 'adult', it writes in english as a grown up, not using that much filler words and nonsense. On information management job (create table from data/text input, measure/count stuff, etc) it is more reliable, it goes through all the data and did not mistake on math. (compared to chatgpt) it is really intriguing that it is writing how the model going through steps, because you can easily adapt your prompt when you see its struggles. On the other hand, DeepSeek is less effective at information collection, weren't able to connect to internet for me for the rest of the 2 days AND has blatant ideas when ask for brainstorming (which I use a lot for marketing projects)
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I've been playing around with it. Hard to get fully accurate compare results for a specialism (ie, marketing) as my ChatGPT memory bank is vast and strong. But, I find DeepSeek on par with ChatGPT's o1 model, and obviously you pay for that with ChapGPT vs free with DeepSeek. DeepSeek has some clear sketchy privacy policies and data collection (as does OpenAI) and there is blatant censorship on what gets returned - unless you run it locally.
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reddit.com › r/writingwithai › deepseek r1 vs chatgpt vs claude 3.7 - which is better for refining my writing?
r/WritingWithAI on Reddit: DeepSeek R1 vs ChatGPT vs Claude 3.7 - Which is better for refining my writing?
March 24, 2025 -
Hello, I'm an amateur writer looking to use AI to enhance my story while keeping my original "style". Basically, I want to use AI to refine my writing without altering it too much. From the ones I mentioned in my title, which AI model would be the best choice?
I've previously tried DeepSeek R1, ChatGPT, and Claude 3.7, but my experience with them has been hit or miss—sometimes they significantly improve my writing, while other times they make it feel like generic AI slop.
Are there any prompts or techniques that can be used to guide the AI towards following specific directions? Or is there simply a limit to how well these models can assist with creative writing? Any other AI recommendations would also be appreciated!
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This is where I feel the prompt is the most important, clearly stating what you want from it. For example (this 2100+ word prompt gave me back about 3k words for a scene: NVM it will not allow me to put the whole prompt in, probably because of some of the words are NSFW or it is too long. Here is an excerpt from the prompt Show Bella waking up refreshed and determined after two weeks of intensive work, mentally reviewing their progress on the Genesis serum formulation while preparing for the day. Use a morning dialogue between Bella and Jeeves to inform the reader it has been an intense two weeks since work began. Have Bella inform Jeeves that today is a big day, they will be testing the new device that she, sarah, and Dr. Evans collaborated on. Jeeves and her discuss the concepts behind the Genesis Accelerator (use the formal name) and how it will significantly reduce the time to get Project Genesis to stage two trials and the overall project completion by years. Interspersed throughout this conversation, show Bella getting doing her morning routine of showering, and getting dressed (show Bella's outfit as professional (pencil skirt, crisp medium cut blouse, stockings, comfortable, but elegant pumps), but attractive in a naughty librarian sort of way.) Show Bella leaving Bella's quarters with Jeeves in silent mode. Show Bella approaching the research facility, Officer Riley Donovan sitting at her security station just past the elevator doors greats her with a warm smile, offering encouraging words about today's test before casually brushing her hand against Bella's in a gesture that lingers. As Bella is about to walk to her lab, Riley coughs politely pointing at her own PID, suggestively telling Bella she did not get permission. Bella rolls her eyes and presents her PID with a coy smile, riley scans it and say you may proceed Doctor Voss, Bella responds with a suggestive 'yes mam', before walking towards her lab, taking a moment to glance behind her, her heart breath catching and with a warm smile as she sees Riley continuing to watch her walk towards her lab. Show Bella Entering the lab, Bella observes her team already at work—Dr. Carter meticulously calibrating equipment, Dr. Monroe analyzing data with cold efficiency, Dr. Harper arranging test samples with artistic precision, Dr. Anderson in consultation with Dr. Evans about the Genesis Accelerator as Dr. Evans and Sarah finish installation of the device and connecting it to various supply hoses and other equipment. Bella grabs her lab coat and safety goggles donning both before moving about the lab. in the center of the lab she sees the containment chamber, airlock doors open (todays test does is not hazardous so lab suits are not required). Sarah notices Bella and approaches Bella, she lets Bella know that the Genesis Accelerator is set up and ready for testing Bella tells her it would not have been possible without her innovative approach and design, Sarah is pleased by this praise (it should be visible that Sarah admired Bella dn Bella respects Sarah (secretly envious, but not in a bad way, of Sarah's easy going direct manner and openness, the dialogue between the two should hint to the reader that they could become good friends), *** While inside the Prometheus institute with the exception of level -1 or below, there are numerous viewing ports or windows. From these and while outside, Jupiter is in view most of the time, use description of Jupiter in such a way as to enhance the mood of a scene or to punctate certain dialogues elements that have great emotional impact, however, do not over do it. Once chapter 3 has concluded access to the Lab level requires both PID verification and a retinal and palm print scan. There is a always manned security checkpoint just off the main elevator access to the laboratory level and anyone entering must pass this checkpoint. In scenes anyone interacting who will be entering the lab, must undergo this check in procedure, present PID, place palm on palm reader, look into retinal scanner, this will confirm their identity and they will then be granted access. If this is not described in the scene beat directly insert this organically into the scene to make sure to maintain continuity (use show not tell and dialogue to help make it feel like a natural encounter). Throughout this scene use very detailed and descriptive language to describe the surroundings in detail, the descriptions should be filled with subtle hints reinforcing the topic of the current dialogue, use full sensory descriptions including senses of smell, touch, taste, and sound, use natural flowing back and forth dialogue consistent with the scene. Use a show not tell style that avoids the use of filter words such as saw, realized, felt, thought, wondered, believed, knew when describing actions and sensations.
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reddit.com › r/deepseek › ive used chatgpt for years now, i geniunely think deepseek way outperforms it
ive used chatgpt for years now, i geniunely think deepseek way outperforms it : r/DeepSeek
February 13, 2025 - ChatGPT completely invented information TWICE. Deepseek is vastly superior.