Evaluating the Performance of DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 Versus OpenAI Models in the Chinese National Medical Licensing Examination: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study

This study demonstrates that DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 significantly outperform OpenAI models on the NMLE. DeepSeek models show promise as tools for medical education and exam preparation in the Chinese language.

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JMIR Medical Education
Published
2025-11-14
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2196/73469
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2
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Academic integrity and plagiarism
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Evaluating the Performance of DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 Versus OpenAI Models in the Chinese National Medical Licensing Examination: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study

Jingxuan Fu, Ke Hu, Weiping Wang, Yuchen Zhou
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Academic integrity and plagiarism
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Evaluating the Performance of DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 Versus OpenAI Models in the Chinese National Medical Licensing Examination: Cross-Sectional Comparative Study

Jingxuan Fu, Ke Hu, Weiping Wang, Yuchen Zhou
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Abstract

This study demonstrates that DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 significantly outperform OpenAI models on the NMLE. DeepSeek models show promise as tools for medical education and exam preparation in the Chinese language.

JMIR Medical EducationVol. 11
Capital Medical University (CN), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN), Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN), Tsinghua University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Academic integrity and plagiarism
4.73
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