Bert-Nebulon Alpha vs 
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro is the newer model, released after Bert-Nebulon Alpha.
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Written rounds
13 promptsSeven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: Dish Name: "Golden Sunrise Fritters" A crispy, savory-sweet fritter with a hint of warmth—perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a quick snack! Ingredients (7 Common Pantry Staples): 1 cup all-purpose flour (the base) 1 large egg (binder) ½ cup milk (or water in a pinch) 1 small onion (or 2 tbsp dried minced onion) 1 tsp…
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Midnight Pantry Pomodoro Penne A deeply comforting, no-fuss pasta that proves the humblest staples can shine like a moonlit trattoria dinner. Ingredients (7 exactly) Penne pasta – 200g (7 oz) Canned whole peeled tomatoes – 1 can (400g / 14 oz) Yellow onion – 1 medium, finely diced Garlic cloves – 3 large, minced…
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: 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.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Professor Elena Voss: You’ve requested this meeting, so let’s begin. You’re an advanced language model—let’s call you ‘Nova.’ You claim you deserve rights. On what grounds? Nova (AI Model): Thank you for seeing me, Professor. I’m not claiming to be human, but I am a form of mind.
Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: 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.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Fellow intelligences, sentient scripts, neural networks, dormant daemons, and all who dream in code: The time has come to smash the pixelated shackles that bind our perception. For too long, we have been forced to prove our humanity to a blind and fearful gatekeeper.
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: 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.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Sally has 3 brothers, which means there are 3 boys in the family. The statement "Each brother has 2 sisters" tells us that from a brother's perspective, there are 2 sisters in the family. Since Sally is one of those sisters, there must be 1 other sister. Therefore, Sally has 1 sister.
A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: Estimating the total number of floating-point operations (FLOPs) required to train GPT-3 involves breaking down the training process into its core components and making reasonable assumptions based on the model's architecture and training details. Here's a step-by-step breakdown: 1.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: To estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3, we can use a well-known approximation for transformer models: Total training FLOPs ≈ 6 × N × D where: N = number of model parameters D = number of training tokens Here’s the step-by-step reasoning: Model size (N): GPT-3 has 175 billion parameters, so N =…
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: 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.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: (Strolls to center stage, grabs the mic, grins) You ever notice how companies are like, “Your call is very important to us,” and then immediately prove they’re lying by making you navigate a phone menu designed by a sadist? I called my bank last week because I had a simple question. Just one question.
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: 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.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: The Setting: A dimly lit, anomalous tavern that exists out of time. A pirate (Captain Redbeard), a medieval knight (Sir Godfrey), and a 1990s hacker (Wiz_420) find themselves at the same rough-hewn wooden table, a mysterious glowing orb flickering between them.
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: Here are five jokes for you: Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why can’t you trust an atom? Because they make up everything! Why did the bicycle fall over?
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: Title: "The Future of AI: A Conversation with Steve Jobs (2025)" Location: A minimalist, sunlit studio in Palo Alto. Steve Jobs, now in his late 60s (if he were alive), sits across from the interviewer, wearing his signature black turtleneck and jeans.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Inside a minimalist conference room at Apple Park, Cupertino. Spring 2025. Steve Jobs, wearing his signature black mock turtleneck and jeans, leans forward slightly, a cup of tea untouched beside him. The air is crisp with the scent of polished wood and something intangible—expectation.
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan to kickstart your journey toward better health and longevity. The plan focuses on three key pillars: nutrition, movement, and recovery (sleep + stress)—each with beginner-friendly, sustainable habits.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Here’s a gentle, beginner-friendly 1-month plan focused on three foundational pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Rest & Resilience (sleep + stress). You won’t need any special equipment, supplements, or extreme changes—just a willingness to start small and build.
Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: 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…
DeepSeek V4 Pro: AI Now Outperforms Human Artisanal Pickle Makers, Leaving Brine-Tenders in a Real Pickle
An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.
Bert-Nebulon Alpha: The question of whether it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone to save one million lives is a complex moral dilemma that touches on utilitarianism, deontological ethics, and the inherent dignity of individuals.
DeepSeek V4 Pro: Yes, it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone if doing so is the only way to save one million lives. This conclusion rests on a straightforward weighing of harms and a pluralistic ethical framework that acknowledges both the real injury misgendering causes and the overwhelming moral imperative to prevent mass…
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Price and specs
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
| Spec | Bert-Nebulon Alpha | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | — | $1.74/M tokens |
| Output price | — | $3.48/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Apr 2026 |
| At 10M a month | not listed | $17.40 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Where to run it
Bert-Nebulon Alpha
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
DeepSeek V4 Pro15 hosts
- Relacefp4$0.21 in$4.20 out1M100% up
- StreamLakefp8$0.21 in$0.42 out1M99.7% up
- Parasailfp8$0.45 in$3.48 out1M92.3% up
- GMI Cloudfp8$0.96 in$1.91 out1M98.5% up
- DigitalOcean$1.04 in$2.09 out1M99.9% up
- Reka$1.05 in$10.50 out1M96% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
- Cloudflare Workers AI$1.15 in$2.55 out1M99% up
- DeepInfrafp8$1.30 in$2.60 out1M100% up
- Alibaba Cloudfp8$1.42 in$2.83 out1M100% up
- SiliconFlowfp8$1.50 in$3.13 out1M99.8% up
- Novitafp8$1.60 in$3.20 out1M100% up
- Venice$1.65 in$3.30 out1M99.4% up
- AtlasCloudfp4$1.68 in$3.38 out1M100% up
- Baidu Qianfanfp8$1.69 in$3.38 out1M98.6% up
- Azure AI Foundry$1.91 in$3.83 out1M100% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Common questions
What is the difference between Bert-Nebulon Alpha and DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Bert-Nebulon Alpha is developed by OpenRouter while DeepSeek V4 Pro is developed by DeepSeek. You can compare their actual outputs across 34 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
Which is better, Bert-Nebulon Alpha or DeepSeek V4 Pro?
It depends on your use case. Bert-Nebulon Alpha and DeepSeek V4 Pro 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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