DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Reportedly Identifies as ChatGPT, Sparking X Drama
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-18
Screenshots show Lisan al Gaib (@scaling01) testing DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, which repeatedly identifies itself as ChatGPT; he notes removing OpenRouter's default system prompt fixes it and claims its numerical behavior most resembles GPT-6-Astra. The thread kicked off community bickering over whether he's unfairly dunking on DeepSeek.
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