DeepSeek 1017 matches Opus on the same prompt, called the best open-model result yet

teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-20

Developer loktar00 ran the same prompt used on Opus and other models through DeepSeek's 1017 release, calling it 'definitely the best Open model result by far, rivaling Opus' — the shared image shows an ornate stylized 3D scene. teortaxesTex quote-shares it with a wry 'two weeks', nodding to the perennial gap-closing narrative between open and frontier models.

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