DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Beta: Uses a new structure and native multi-modal support
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash began internal testing on September 8, 2026. It supports multiple modalities natively and its billing system is the same as that of V4 Fla…
On September 8, 2026, DeepSeek announced the beta testing service for the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash intermediate version. This model features a new structure and native multi-modal support, offering improvements in generation speed, cost efficiency, and Agent capabilities compared to the official version. Users can access the API without modifying their basic configurations; they only need to set the model name to deepseek-v4.1-flash-expires-on-0910. The current billing standards are the same as those for DeepSeek V4 Flash, with a limit of 20 concurrent requests per account. Previously, the DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp multi-modal visual understanding model was launched on August 21, supporting image description, text recognition, and chart analysis. The official feedback form asked users whether they believed this version could fully replace the online DeepSeek V4 Pro, indicating its aim to improve upon the Pro version. Practical tests show that V4.1 Fla…
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash began internal testing on September 8, 2026. It supports multiple modalities natively and its billing system is the same as that of V4 Fla…
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash began internal testing
DeepSeek announced the start of internal testing for the intermediate version of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, which features a new structure and native support for multiple modalities. Users can access the API without modifying their basic configurations; they only need to set the model name to deepseek-v4.1-flash-expires-on-09…