DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek
Model overview

deepseek-v4-flash

DeepSeek's current public V4 Flash MoE model listed in the official catalog and released with open weights.

general LLMreasoningcodingagentlong contextchatcode generationsoftware engineering agententerprise accesslocal inference
Model risk

Current observations

1current adverse observations
Negative / riskAPI / serviceAlias & lifecycleOfficial · Active

Legacy deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner aliases are deprecated after July 24

The current first-party API resolves legacy aliases to V4 Flash and publishes a deprecation date. Depending on generic aliases reduces version traceability and can break after the cutoff.

DeepSeek current API model documentationHigh confidenceObserved 2026-07-13Source checked 2026-07-15Current state verified 2026-07-15
Action

Move production calls to explicit V4 model IDs and record the served version.

Verify source
Representative version

deepseek-v4-flash

CompanyDeepSeek
Release2026-04-24
Release typeModel release
Parameters284B / 13B active
ArchitectureNot disclosed
Context1,000,000
Input modalitiestext
Output modalitiestext / code / tool_call
Tool use / function callingConfirmed: Tool use, Function calling
Structured output / reasoningConfirmed: Reasoning
Vision / audio / videoNot shown: Vision, Audio, Video
Open weights / LicenseWeights available / MIT
License sourcedeepseek-v4-flash-current · 2026-07-15
Vendor APIAvailable
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash · Hugging Facedeepseek-v4-flash-current · 2026-04-24
OpenRouterOpenRouter listed
PricingOfficial · 2026-07-15: $0.14 / $0.28
OpenRouter · 2026-07-15: $0.098 / $0.196
input / output, per 1M tokens
BenchmarkNo reliable public source
Public signals1 activity snapshot
Use casesassistant chat / code generation / software engineering agent / enterprise API
Claim evidenceRelease eventdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash · Hugging Facedeepseek-v4-flash · 2026-04-24
Model specs / weightsList Models | DeepSeek API DocsDeepSeek V4 Flash · deepseek-v4-flash
OpenRouter

Pricing / context / availability

OpenRouterOpenRouter listed
OpenRouter listingdeepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
Mapped versiondeepseek-v4-flash
deepseek-v4-flash-current
PricingOfficial · 2026-07-15: $0.14 / $0.28
OpenRouter · 2026-07-15: $0.098 / $0.196
input / output, per 1M tokens
Context1048576
Speed/LatencyNo reliable public source
Snapshot time2026-07-15T20:11:41.551Z
SourceView source
Public activity counters

Cumulative Hugging Face model-card downloads / likes / spaces

PlatformEntryDownloadsLikesSpacesTimeSource
huggingfacedeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash2,761,3591,7551002026-07-15T20:11:41.551ZView source
Evidence gaps

Public display boundary

No reliable benchmark sourceNo linkable real reviewSpeed/latency not disclosed