DeepSeek routes your request to Fable5

lijialjun 14 points 4 comments July 19, 2026
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jackb4040

Why would distillation not be a sufficient explanation? Output tanks in quality for the exact subjects you lack high-quality input to distill from - that's not exactly a surprise.

jiehong

If we just correctly called it `synthetic data` training, instead of `distillation` (which it isn't), and that fable is accessible through paid-only API endpoints, it would sound more accurate and less surprising. Who's would bet Western labs would/will do the same by targeting non-US models to capture parts where they are better than their own models?

cainxinth

https://twitter-thread.com/t/2078514339552628880

Alifatisk

If this is true, doesn't that mean the customers is getting served Fable 5 quality with the price of Deepseek V4 Pro? That's amazing! This team knows how to squeeze the prices.

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