Model-by-Model Differences

## International Models | Model | Preferred Format | Context | Reasoning | Key Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Claude (Anthropic) | XML | 200K+ | No (has extended thinking) | Wrap each semantic block in its own <tag>; also produce SKILL.md (progressive disclosure) | | GPT non-reasoning (4o/5) | Markdown | 128K+ | No | High few-shot payoff; use Structured Outputs for JSON | | o-series / GPT-5-Thinking | Plain | 200K+ | **Yes** | Strip CoT prompts; currently no system role → merged into first user turn | | Gemini 1.5/2.0/2.5 | Markdown | 1M-2M | No | Native long-context — inline knowledge directly; function_declarations types must be UPPERCASE | ## Chinese Models | Model | Preferred Format | Context | Reasoning | Key Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Qwen 2.5 / 3 | Markdown | 128K | No | OpenAI-compatible; native Chinese; Bailian agent/workflow support | | QwQ / Qwen3-Thinking | Plain | 128K | **Yes** | Aligns with o1/R1 style; no CoT prompts | | DeepSeek V3 | Markdown | 128K | No | OpenAI-compatible API; strong on code & math | | DeepSeek R1 | Plain | 128K | **Yes** | Auto-produces <think>; never add 'think step by step' | | Kimi (Moonshot) | Natural Chinese | 128K-2M | No | **Huge context**; paste long docs straight into system | | Zhipu GLM-4 | Markdown | 128K | No | Strong Chinese writing; OpenAI-compatible | | ERNIE (Baidu) | Markdown | 128K | No | Best for China-local context; Qianfan prefers workflow DSL | | Doubao / Coze (ByteDance) | Markdown + DSL | 128K | No | Fast & cheap; Coze = persona + plugins + KB + workflow | > **INFO**: PromptMan's adapters encode these characteristics — you don't need to memorize them manually.