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DeepSeek V4 Flash

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Open weightsverifiedObserved Oct 13, 2026
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Apr 22, 2026

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Artifact evidence

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash@60d8d70770c6776ff598c94bb586a859a38244f1

official model card · Pinned artifact · Hugging Face Hub. First observed Aug 9, 2026; last observed Oct 13, 2026.

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deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash

official model card · Mutable source entry · Hugging Face Hub. First observed Aug 9, 2026; last observed Oct 13, 2026.

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https://api-docs.deepseek.com/updates#date-2026-07-31|deepseek-v4-flash|capability_change

official changelog · Pinned artifact · Official provider announcement. First observed Oct 12, 2026; last observed Oct 12, 2026.

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artificial-analysis:fe4c0848-e284-4e52-a79d-cdc28392f1a9

independent benchmark · Pinned artifact · Artificial Analysis evaluated configuration. First observed Aug 9, 2026; last observed Sep 1, 2026.

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Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexv4.1 · reasoning51.8 index_pointsSource record verifiedArtificial Analysis ↗independent benchmarkartificial-analysis:fe4c0848-e284-4e52-a79d-cdc28392f1a9Aug 9, 2026
Artificial Analysis Coding Indexv4.1 · coding69.1 index_pointsSource record verifiedArtificial Analysis ↗independent benchmarkartificial-analysis:fe4c0848-e284-4e52-a79d-cdc28392f1a9Aug 9, 2026

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DeepSeek / capability change

DeepSeek DeepSeek-V4-Flash capabilities changed

DeepSeek V4 Flash is now available in public beta with enhanced agent capabilities. The API calling method remains unchanged, requiring only the model name to be set to deepseek-v4-flash.

Open weightsAI-assisted summary · qwen3.8-27bRecorded Oct 12, 2026