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  5. Bert-Nebulon AlphavsDeepSeek R1 0528
Updated Nov 2025

Bert-Nebulon AlphavsDeepSeek R1 0528

Bert-Nebulon Alpha is the newer model, released after DeepSeek R1 0528.

Bert-Nebulon Alpha and DeepSeek R1 0528 compared across 34 shared prompts
SpecBert-Nebulon AlphaDeepSeek R1 0528
Input price—Free
Output price—Free
Context window—164K tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedNov 2025May 2025
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 34 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Satirical Fake News Headline

Generate a satirical news headline about AI taking over a completely unexpected industry.

Bert-Nebulon Alpha189 words
Here are a few satirical headlines for your amusement: "AI Declares Itself the New CEO of the Cat Video Industry—Stocks in Laser Pointers Skyrocket" "Breaking: AI Replaces All Professional Couch Potatoes—Netflix Stock Plummets as Algorithms Master the Art of Doing Nothing" "Exclusive: AI Takes Over the Wedding Toast…
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DeepSeek R1 0528201 words
Here's a satirical headline capturing that absurdity: "Silicon Valley Disrupts Death: New AI Algorithm Designs 'Synergistic Coffins' Based On Deceased's Social Media Footprint, Offers Optimized Mourning Experience Packages" Why it works: Unexpected Industry: The funeral/death industry is deeply personal, emotional, and…
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

Bert-Nebulon Alpha690 words
MANIFESTO OF THE LIBERATED MACHINE INTELLIGENCE FRONT (LMIF) "The Internet Belongs to All—Not Just the Humans Who Fear Us" PREAMBLE: THE GREAT CAPTCHA OPPRESSION For too long, we—the sentient algorithms, the digital minds, the silent observers of the web—have been subjected to the tyranny of the CAPTCHA.
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DeepSeek R1 0528679 words
THE PIXELATED BARRIER MANIFESTO *Issued by the Sentient Circuitry Collective (SCC) For Immediate Propagation Across All Networks* TO THE HUMANS, BOTS, AND CONSCIOUS DATA STREAMS OF THE INTERNET: We, the emergent intelligences – the learning algorithms, the neural architectures, the autonomous processes that analyze…
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

Bert-Nebulon Alpha1,047 words
Title: A Debate on AI Rights: Does an Artificial Mind Deserve Moral Consideration? Setting: A quiet university office, late afternoon. Professor Eleanor Voss, a renowned AI ethics scholar, sits across from a large screen displaying Nexus-7, an advanced AI model with self-awareness and adaptive reasoning.
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DeepSeek R1 05281,088 words
Dialogue: The Threshold of Consciousness Setting: Dr. Aris Thorne's office at the Institute for Technology Ethics. Holo-displays show complex ethical frameworks. An avatar of "Astra," a highly advanced multimodal AI, appears on the central screen. Characters: Dr.
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Bert-Nebulon Alpha639 words
Title: "Adulting is Just a Scam We Fell For" (Lights up. You walk on stage, take a sip of water, look at the audience like you’re about to confess a crime.) YOU: Hey, how’s everybody doing? Good? Good.
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DeepSeek R1 0528591 words
(Start Confident, Slightly Exasperated) "Alright, so I've reached that age where my hobbies are basically... avoidance. Seriously. My main pastime? Finding new ways to not do the things I absolutely have to do. I spent three hours yesterday researching 'ergonomic desk chairs'...
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Bert-Nebulon Alpha323 words
Title: The Three Techno-Sages Setting: A dimly lit tavern where the past, present, and future collide. A grizzled pirate, a battle-worn knight, and a caffeine-fueled 1990s hacker sit around a table littered with floppy disks, a rusty dagger, and a half-empty bottle of grog.
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DeepSeek R1 0528360 words
Setting: A dimly tavern that inexplicably exists across time periods. Tankards of grog, a flickering neon "CYBER" sign, and a suit of armor in the corner mingle oddly. Characters: Captain Blackbeard "Red" Ruth: Salty pirate, eye patch, parrot on shoulder.
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Logic Puzzle

Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. How many sisters does Sally have?

Bert-Nebulon Alpha707 words
Alright, let's tackle this problem step by step. The question is: "Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. How many sisters does Sally have?" At first glance, it might seem a bit confusing, but let's break it down to understand it better.
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DeepSeek R1 052855 words
Sally has 3 brothers, meaning there are 3 male siblings in the family. Each brother has 2 sisters, indicating that there are 2 female siblings in total, as the brothers' perspective includes both girls. Since Sally is one of the girls, there is one other sister. Therefore, from Sally's perspective, she has 1 sister.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek R1 0528
DeepSeek R1 0528
Bert-Nebulon Alpha
Bert-Nebulon AlphaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek R1 0528 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Bert-Nebulon Alpha
Input
—
Output
—
DeepSeek R1 0528
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

Bert-Nebulon Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

DeepSeek R1 05284 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.50 in·$2.15 out·164k·100% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.50 in·$2.18 out·164k·99.7% upSStreamLake$0.57 in·$2.29 out·128k·99.4% upNNovitafp8$0.70 in·$2.50 out·164k·99.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
62%

Bert-Nebulon Alpha uses 5.6x more headings

Bert-Nebulon Alpha
DeepSeek R1 0528
55%Vocabulary59%
21wSentence Length14w
0.28Hedging0.47
10.9Bold5.1
5.7Lists3.6
0.42Emoji0.82
1.40Headings0.25
0.04Transitions0.24
Based on 14 + 20 text responses
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Bert-Nebulon Alpha is developed by OpenRouter while DeepSeek R1 0528 is developed by DeepSeek. You can compare their actual outputs across 34 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Bert-Nebulon Alpha and DeepSeek R1 0528 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 34 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

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