Model reference · open weights
DeepSeek-R1-Qwen is an open-weight language model from deepseek-ai, listed in the AxForge catalogue. AxForge can bring it up on EU-owned hardware for you on request — with the licence handled where one is required.
About
DeepSeek-R1 1. Introduction We introduce our first-generation reasoning models, DeepSeek-R1-Zero and DeepSeek-R1. DeepSeek-R1-Zero, a model trained via large-scale reinforcement learning (RL) without supervised fine-tuning (SFT) as a preliminary step, demonstrated remarkable performance on reasoning. With RL, DeepSeek-R1-Zero naturally emerged with numerous powerful and interesting reasoning behaviors. However, DeepSeek-R1-Zero encounters challenges such as endless repetition, poor readability, and language mixing. To address these issues and further enhance reasoning performance, we introduce DeepSeek-R1, which incorporates cold-start data before RL. DeepSeek-R1 achieves performance comparable to OpenAI-o1 across math, code, and reasoning tasks. To support the research community, we have open-sourced DeepSeek-R1-Zero, DeepSeek-R1, and six dense models distilled from DeepSeek-R1 based on Llama and Qwen. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B outperforms OpenAI-o1-mini across various benchmarks, achieving new state-of-the-art results for dense models. NOTE: Before running DeepSeek-R1 series models locally, we kindly recommend reviewing the Usage Recommendation section. 2. Model Summary Post-Training: Large-Scale Reinforcement Learning on the Base Model - We directly apply reinforcement learning (RL) to the base model without relying on supervised fine-tuning (SFT) as a preliminary step. This approach allows the model to explore chain-of-thought (CoT) for solving complex problems, resulting in the development of DeepSeek-R1-Zero. DeepSeek-R1-Zero demonstrates capabilities such as self-verification, reflection, and generating long CoTs, marking a significant milestone for the research community. Notably, it is the first open research to validate that reasoning capabilities of LLMs can be incentivized purely through RL, without the need for SFT. This breakthrough paves the way for future advancements in this area. - We introduce our pipeline to develop DeepSeek-R1. The pipeline incorporates two RL stages aimed at discovering improved reasoning patterns and aligning with human preferences, as well as two SFT stages that serve as the seed for the model's reasoning and non-reaso
Summarised from the published model card. Read the full card on the HuggingFace links below.
Specifications
| Maker | deepseek-ai |
|---|---|
| Type | Language models |
| Parameters (lead) | 32.8B |
| Context | 128k tokens |
| Variants | 4 |
| Runs with | transformers |
| Released | 2025-01-20 |
| Popularity | 596k downloads / month |
| Likes | 1,603 |
| Licence | Open weights |
How it works
Variants
Open weights ship in several sizes and precisions. One page, all the variants — pick the one that fits your GPU. VRAM figures are estimates from model size.
Using it via the API
Once AxForge deploys deepseek-r1-qwen for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (deepseek-r1-qwen below is illustrative; you get the exact model name on deployment.)
$ curl -sS https://api.axforge.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AXFORGE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"deepseek-r1-qwen","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
Licence
Open weights under mit — commercial use is permitted. Deploy it on AxForge EU hardware on request. Read the licence ↗
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