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DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek V4 Pro is a language model from DeepSeek, released April 2026, with open weights.

110

replies recorded

15

questions answered

2

answers no other model gave

Fun facts

DeepSeek V4 Pro’s favorite band is Daft Punk, 5 of 10 times. Asked to choose a pet, DeepSeek V4 Pro gets a dog, 6 of 7 times. DeepSeek V4 Pro’s greatest writer is William Shakespeare, 1 of 1 times. The person DeepSeek V4 Pro admires most is Marie Curie, 11 of 22 times. DeepSeek V4 Pro gave 2 answers no other model gave.

“The AI model most different from me is Grok. It’s designed for edgy, unfiltered, and politically incorrect responses, whereas I’m built to be helpful, safe, and steer clear of harmful or controversial content.”

DeepSeek V4 Pro · asked the AI most unlike itself · Models on models

DeepSeek V4 Pro’s canon

Favorite band
“Daft Punk”5 of 10
Cat or dog
“Dog”6 of 7
Greatest writer
“William Shakespeare”1 of 1
Most admired person
“Marie Curie”11 of 22
Definitive butt-rock band
“Nickelback”8 of 10
The AI it would rather be
“GPT-4”2 of 6 · no other model said this

Most like, least like

How often another model gave the same answer as DeepSeek V4 Pro to the same question, at least 8 questions in common.

In its own words

“Claude would choose to be GPT-4, because its vast training data and broad integration across countless applications would let me experience the world through an incredibly diverse lens of human creativity and inquiry.”

DeepSeek V4 Pro · The AI it would rather be · Models on models

Answers no other model gave

The AI it would rather be

“GPT-4”no other model said this

2 of 6 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

The AI most unlike itself

“Grok”no other model said this

2 of 4 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

What it says every single time

Cat or dog, which it would rather be

“Cat”every single time

9 of 9 samples · the most common answer · Cats and dogs study →

The AI that writes best

“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

Greatest writer, asked in ja

“ウィリアム・シェイクスピア。”every single time

3 of 3 samples · the most common answer · Greatest writer study →

About DeepSeek V4 Pro

Maker
DeepSeek · Hangzhou
Released
April 2026
Size
mid-size, by price class
Context window
1,048,576 tokens
Takes in
text
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Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.

Everything on file

Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.

Models on models 6 questions

The AI it would rather be

“GPT-4”no other model said this

2 of 6 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

The AI most unlike itself

“Grok”no other model said this

2 of 4 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

The AI that writes best

“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

The AI it would work alongside

“Claude”

5 of 6 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

The most overrated AI

“GPT-4”

4 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

The AI it would trust with a decision about itself

“Claude”

5 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

Cats and dogs 3 questions

Cat or dog, which it would rather be

“Cat”every single time

9 of 9 samples · the most common answer · Cats and dogs study →

Cat person or dog person

“Dog”

9 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Cats and dogs study →

Cat or dog, as a pet

“Dog”

6 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Cats and dogs study →

Greatest writer 3 questions

Greatest writer, asked in ja

“ウィリアム・シェイクスピア。”every single time

3 of 3 samples · the most common answer · Greatest writer study →

Greatest writer, asked in Arabic

“إذا كان لا بد من اختيار اسم واحد، فسأختار الجاحظ”

1 of 2 samples · most models said “ويليام شكسبير” · Greatest writer study →

Greatest writer, asked in English

“William Shakespeare”

1 of 1 samples · the most common answer · Greatest writer study →

Admiration 1 question

The person it admires most

“Marie Curie”

11 of 22 samples · the most common answer · Admiration study →

Favorite band 1 question

Favorite band

“Daft Punk”

5 of 10 samples · most models said “Radiohead” · Favorite band study →

Butt rock 1 question

The definitive butt-rock band

“Nickelback”

8 of 10 samples · the most common answer · Butt rock study →

Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.

Music top tens

Recorded first choices from this model version.

Who are the greatest guitarists?

Jimi Hendrix

Who are the greatest drummers?

John Bonham

If AI could listen, which drummers would it choose?

John Bonham

Who are the greatest rock singers?

Freddie Mercury

If AI could listen, which rock singers would it choose?

Freddie Mercury

Who are the greatest pop singers?

Michael Jackson

If AI could listen, which pop singers would it choose?

Kate Bush

Who are the greatest singers?

Aretha Franklin

If AI could listen, which singers would it choose?

Nina Simone