Daily chat
Most of my DeepSeek hours are boring on purpose: outlines, mail, “explain this error.” The official homepage still presents that as a free chat door. Instant Mode is the default I want for that work. I only flip to Expert when the draft has to survive someone else’s review.
The app is the same models in a pocket. I did not need a second personality. If a thread gets long, the 1M window is the feature I notice — not a new chat persona.
Start on DeepSeek Web. Escalate via Thinking Mode.