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DeepSeek-V2.5

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DeepSeek-V2.5 is a language model that DeepSeek made by merging DeepSeek-V2-0628 with its code model DeepSeek-Coder-V2-0724, to combine general conversation and coding in one model. It was released on 2024-09-05 in DeepSeek's web chat and API, where it served both deepseek-chat and deepseek-coder, and as open weights under the DeepSeek Model License. [1]first paragraph; Open-Source [2]Date: 2024-09-05 [3] Primary source

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  • Released Primary source[1]first paragraph; sidebar DeepSeek-V2.5 Release 2024/09/05 [2]Date: 2024-09-05
  • Status AvailableWeights are still public and ungated on Hugging Face. In the DeepSeek API, deepseek-chat moved to DeepSeek-V2.5-1210 on 2024-12-10. Primary source[3] [2]Date: 2024-12-10
  • Replaced by DeepSeek-V2.5-1210In the DeepSeek API only: deepseek-chat was upgraded to DeepSeek-V2.5-1210. The weights stay available. Primary source[2]Date: 2024-12-10
  • Derived from (merge) DeepSeek-V2-Chat-0628DeepSeek merged DeepSeek-V2-0628 with DeepSeek-Coder-V2-0724 (code line, not a record in Model History). The model card names the parents more loosely as DeepSeek-V2-Chat and DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct. Primary source[1]first paragraph; Version History [2]Date: 2024-09-05 [3]1. Introduction
  • Change · Other Merges the general chat model DeepSeek-V2-0628 with the code model DeepSeek-Coder-V2-0724 into one model.Compared with DeepSeek-V2-Chat-0628 Primary source[1]first paragraph; Version History
  • Change · Availability One model now serves both the deepseek-chat and deepseek-coder API models, which DeepSeek kept for backward compatibility.Compared with DeepSeek-V2-Chat-0628 Primary source[2]Date: 2024-09-05
  • Change · Safety DeepSeek says it defined safety boundaries more clearly, making the model more resistant to jailbreaks while applying safety policies to normal requests less often.Compared with DeepSeek-V2-Chat-0628 Primary source[1]
  • Change · Other DeepSeek says the model aligns better with human preferences and improves writing and instruction following.Compared with DeepSeek-V2-Chat-0628 Primary source[1]
  • Feature Function callingIn the DeepSeek API; DeepSeek says Function Calling, FIM completion and JSON output remain unchanged. Primary source[1]first paragraph
  • Open weights YesDeepSeek Model License (license link in the model card). Primary source[1]Open-Source [3]
  • Access API, consumer app, Open-weights download Primary source[1]first paragraph; Open-Source

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