V4 Flash

DeepSeek has started routing all V4-Pro API traffic to V4.1-Flash at Flash pricing until V4.1-Pro ships. The operational cutover affects pinned Pro model IDs.

AI Models • Pandaily

DeepSeek announced v4.1 Flash, a cheaper and more capable model than v4 Pro, via a banner on its platform. The release continues DeepSeek's pattern of Flash versions leapfrogging the previous Pro tier, signaling rapid iteration and intensifying price competition in frontier AI.

AI Models • Hacker News