DeepSeek launching v4.1 flash cheaper and more capable than v4 pro
DeepSeek will launch V4.1 Flash around September 10, 2026, claiming it outperforms V4 Pro on performance, cost, and speed while routing Pro traffic to it.
DeepSeek announced V4.1 Flash, launching around September 10, 2026, stating it surpasses V4 Pro across performance, cost, speed, and task completion time. After launch and before V4.1 Pro ships, all Pro requests will be routed to Flash and billed at Flash pricing. Off-peak prices are $0.003 for input cache hits, $0.15 for cache misses, and $0.60 for output, with peak-hour rates doubled.
- V4.1 Flash claimed to surpass V4 Pro across key metrics
- Pro requests rerouted to Flash at Flash pricing pending V4.1 Pro
- Off-peak rates: $0.003 cache-hit input, $0.15 cache-miss input, $0.60 output
- Peak-hour prices are double off-peak rates
- Vendors
- DeepSeek
- Countries
- China
- AI models
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
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1 min read at news.ycombinator.comDSeek plans to officially release the V4. 1 Flash model around September 10, 2026 (Beijing Time). After extensive internal and external testing, V4.
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