How to Use DeepSeek-V3 with .NET 8 (via Microsoft.Extensions.AI) How to Use DeepSeek-V3 with .NET 8 (via Microsoft.Extensions.AI) Table of Contents Hide Everyone is talking about DeepSeek-V3 . It’s cheaper than GPT-4, arguably faster, and excellent at coding tasks. But if you look for tutorials, 99% of them are in Python. As a .NET developer, you don't need to switch languages. Thanks to the new Microsoft.Extensions.AI library (released in preview), connecting to DeepSeek is standardized, clean, and production-ready. This guide will show you exactly how to wire up DeepSeek-V3 in a .NET 8 Console Application using C#. Prerequisites: The NuGet Packages DeepSeek is "OpenAI Compatible," which means we can use the standard OpenAI client but point it to DeepSeek's servers. We will use Microsoft's new unified abstraction layer to keep our code clean. Run the following commands in your terminal to install the required libra...

GPT-5 for Developers: What Changes for Free, Plus, and API Users GPT-5 for Developers: What Changes for Free, Plus, and API Users Table of Contents Hide GPT-5 officially launched on August 7, 2025 , and your tech feed is overflowing with feature lists. But as a developer, you’re not just here for hype—you want clear answers: Should you upgrade? Will your existing API integrations break? What’s genuinely useful for your workflow? This guide breaks down what GPT-5 really means for you —whether you’re a free ChatGPT user , a Plus subscriber , or an API developer . The Big Picture: What Makes GPT-5 Different GPT-5 is OpenAI’s most advanced AI model , excelling in coding, reasoning, tool calling, multimodal tasks, and long-form generation. The biggest shift? Unified intelligence with: Advanced reasoning – multi-step problem solving Multimodal input – text, code, image, and structured data Task execution – tool calling,...