DeepSeek-R1: The $0 o1 Alternative You Can Run Right Now (opens in new tab)

1|# DeepSeek-R1: The $0 o1 Alternative You Can Run Right Now 2| 3|> **Run OpenAI o1-level reasoning on your own GPU — for free, with full privacy, and no API keys.** 4| 5|## Why DeepSeek-R1 Matters 6| 7|In January 2025, DeepSeek dropped a bombshell that shook the AI world: a model called **DeepSeek-R1** that matched OpenAI's o1 on math and coding benchmarks — and released it open-source under the MIT license. 8| 9|But here's what most English-language coverage **misses**: 10| 11|- **You can r...