Models

TNG-R1T-Chimera is an experimental storytelling-focused LLM derived from the earlier DeepSeek-based Chimera model and available only through Chutes and OpenRouter. It has a friendlier creative personality, higher EQ-Bench scores, stronger intelligence (though slightly slower), clearer separation between reasoning and answers, and better tool calling. The creators also recommend following Microsoft's MAI-DS-R1 usage guidelines when working with the model.

DeepSeek-R1T-Chimera combines DeepSeek-R1 with V3-0324 using a MoE architecture, blending R1’s reasoning strengths with V3's token efficiency. Optimized for general text generation and instruction following, it balances reasoning, efficiency, and usability. The model is MIT-licensed and available for both research and commercial use.