DeepSeek says that the model uses an "autoregressive framework" and "surpasses" unified models. Janus-Pro builds on Janus, its original version released last year, and can create and analyze images.

The models, which are available for download from the AI dev platform Hugging Face, are part of a new model family that DeepSeek is calling Janus-Pro. They range in size from 1 billion to 7 ...