Performance of DeepSeek and ChatGPT on the Chinese Health Professional and Technical Examination: A comparative study

DeepSeek-R1 outperformed the GPT-4o API across multiple dimensions of nursing competency assessment, particularly in overall accuracy and consistent accuracy. GPT-4o API exhibited high response stability but a tendency toward systematic errors, underscoring the need for careful interpretation of model outputs. Further research is needed to evaluate LLM performance using open-ended clinical reasoning tasks and real-world assessment data to support safe and effective educational integration.