Decision boundary
Do not start with which model is absolutely stronger. Start with the boundary: cost, context, speed, quality, ecosystem, or supply stability.
- DeepSeek R1 0528 is worth checking first when the R1 family, 163.8K context, and text->text capability match the job.
- SenseChat 5.5 is worth checking first when the SenseChat family, 128K context, and text+image->text capability match the job.