Simon Willerson Tests DeepSeek: Higher Reasoning Effort Yields Better Image Generation
AccBalanced · x · 2026-08-01
Developer Simon Willerson shared his tests on a new DeepSeek model's image generation capabilities. He noted that the model produced a disappointing pelican image in default reasoning mode, but saw significant improvement after bumping the reasoning effort to high via OpenRouter.
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