Announcing support for DeepSeek-R1 in our IDE plugin, self-hosted by Qodo

OpenAI's o1 and DeepSeek's R1 are leading large language models (LLMs) known for their reasoning and reflective capabilities, setting them apart from more reactive models like Anthropic's Sonnet 3.5. DeepSeek-R1, an open-source model, offers competitive performance and cost efficiency, running significantly cheaper and faster than proprietary models while maintaining high reasoning and coding proficiency. By utilizing reinforcement learning and test-time computation, these models excel in complex problem-solving tasks requiring logic and deduction. However, their advanced reasoning can result in verbose outputs, prompting Qodo to plan UI enhancements to streamline user experience in their AI-powered coding assistant, Qodo Gen. R1's open-source nature democratizes access, allowing broader community engagement and modification, while its performance rivals o1 in several benchmarks, establishing it as a formidable competitor in both reasoning and real-world coding applications.