DeepSeek to Release Cheaper, More Powerful V4.1 Flash Model
DeepSeek plans to launch its V4.1 Flash model on Sept. 10, saying it outperforms V4 Pro across key metrics while costing less.
According to the announcement, after the official launch of V4.1 Flash and before the release of V4.1 Pro, all requests to the Pro model will be routed to V4.1 Flash and billed at Flash's pricing. DeepSeek said users encountering issues during comparative testing between V4 Pro and V4.1 Flash are encouraged to provide feedback.
DeepSeek will adjust pricing for the Flash series effective from 12:00 Beijing time on Sept. 10. During off-peak hours, the unit price will be $0.003 for input cache hits, $0.15 for input cache misses, and $0.6 for output. Peak-hour prices will be double the off-peak rates. The company advised users to plan usage accordingly.
The release timing and pricing details were posted in a Hacker News thread. The post did not mention when V4.1 Pro would be released.