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[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 23 points 2 days ago

OpenAI does this all the time. For example, all the models they offer for free users (like o1-mini or 3.5-turbo) are distilled models. The DeepSeek R1 is impressive because it's not a distilled model in the technical sense, but still has the cost benefits of distillation.