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How DeepSeek-V3 Outperforms GPT-4
2 min readJan 1, 2025
The race to build better AI models has been heating up, and the latest competitor, DeepSeek-V3, is making waves. With a staggering 671 billion parameters, this open-source giant matches or even outperforms top players like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Anthropic’s Claude-Sonnet-3.5. Let’s break down what makes DeepSeek-V3 so special.
Here are the highlights:
- Trained on 14.8 trillion tokens, it learned from a massive and diverse dataset.
- Supports English and Chinese, showcasing strong multilingual capabilities.
- Uses FP8 mixed precision training, a groundbreaking method that reduces resource usage without compromising quality.Performance That Impresses
Performance
DeepSeek-V3 sets itself apart by excelling in benchmarks like math, coding, and reasoning. For instance:
- It achieved 88.5% accuracy on the MMLU benchmark, a test of knowledge across multiple subjects.
- On math problems, it outperformed many competitors, demonstrating its sharp reasoning skills.
- For coding tasks, it shone in live competitions, outperforming even…