Simon Willerson: DeepSeek's New Model Offers Extreme Value, Hits Pareto Frontier
AccBalanced · x · 2026-08-01
Developer Simon Willerson stated that DeepSeek's new model looks "VERY good for its price." He shared the Artificial Analysis Pareto line, indicating the model sits at the optimal frontier of performance versus cost.
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