DeepSeek versus ChatGPT: Multimodal artificial intelligence revolutionizing scientific discovery. From language editing to autonomous content generation—Redefining innovation in research and practice

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become indispensable in modern research, revolutionizing workflows from code generation to clinical data interpretation. Tools like ChatGPT now underpin tasks as diverse as statistical genomics analysis—reducing costs and labour for laboratories [15, 29]—and clinical manuscript drafting, where they assist non-native English speakers in refining text, minimizing reliance on professional editing services and mitigating language-related publication barriers [18]. Yet, the AI ecosystem is undergoing seismic change with the rise of DeepSeek, a nimble competitor challenging OpenAI's dominance. Launched in January 2025, DeepSeek has rapidly disrupted the field by offering ChatGPT-tier…