DeepSeek Just Updated—The Best Coding Model Yet?



AI Summary

Summary of the Video on DeepSeek V3 Update

  1. Overview of Update:
    • Minor update to V3, labeled as one of the biggest updates yet.
    • Demonstrates exceptional coding capabilities.
  2. Coding Demonstrations:
    • Successfully created a complete modern landing page from a single prompt, generating around 20,000 tokens.
    • Compared outputs from different models (Sonnet 3.7, O1) showing DeepSeek’s impressive performance.
    • Another coded task requested an HTML script for a ball bouncing in a spinning tessellation; updates to code were successful and error-free.
  3. Reasoning Capabilities:
    • Improved reasoning even in incorrect prompts, such as the trolley problem, by utilizing a specific prompting technique.
    • Miscue in prompts like the modified Monty Hall problem and farmer’s paradox highlighted occasional limitations.
    • Despite minor errors, DeepSeek shows better reasoning capabilities compared to its predecessor.
  4. Model Accessibility:
    • Available on DeepSeek’s website. Speed of token generation has improved significantly.
    • API and inference endpoint on Hugging Face are alternatives for testing, with capabilities to generate up to 231,000 tokens.
    • Original version recommended for critical tasks, while OpenRouter provides a free API alternative.
  5. Conclusion:
    • Anticipation for future upgrades (R2 and V4) based on current performance trends.
    • Community feedback on performance is encouraged.