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Both paths follow the same strategic process, research discipline, Council roles, and deliverable standards. The difference is the primary reasoning provider and price.

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Council Standard

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Uses DeepSeek for primary strategic reasoning to keep the project cost substantially lower, with the same fixed Council process and quality gates.

DeepSeek primary reasoning

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Provider-controlled path

U.S. Provider

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Uses OpenAI for primary strategic reasoning and prohibits DeepSeek or other China-based models for teams with provider-policy requirements.

OpenAI primary reasoning

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