DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview is a smaller version of DeepSeek's R1 model, aimed at providing transparency in AI reasoning. Unlike other large language models like OpenAI's o1, DeepSeek's R1 models show their reasoning process at inference time, making it more transparent in how it arrives at answers. It outperforms OpenAI's o1 in several benchmarks, particularly in math and problem-solving tasks, such as high school math problems and competitive programming challenges.

This version is available as a free preview, but users are limited to 50 messages per day. It's designed to break down prompts into smaller steps to improve reasoning accuracy, though its performance improves significantly when additional computing power is used during inferenc