deepseek-v4-flash: The current changelog and pricing page confirm V4 Flash retirement. Its old API ID temporarily routes to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash (deepseek-flash), a different model; old scores and trial identities do not transfer.
Historical
Common family use cases
Assumption · Solve problems or code · Read, analyze, or write · Everyday work
Family limitations
Assumption · Names and compatibility aliases can change quickly.
Published ranking signals
Historical · No comparable public ranking signal is currently linked to this exact version.
Verify the exact version before choosing: capabilities, price, context limits, latency, tools, and regional availability can differ by provider access path.
Assumption · OpenGPT catalog guidance
Best for
Coding.
Learning.
General.
Compatibility checks, controlled migrations, or reproducing an existing deployment.
Strengths
Cost efficiency.
Coding.
Fast iteration.
A previous-generation role can support continuity while a migration is evaluated.
Weaknesses
Preview lifecycle.
Availability varies.
This release is retired as of 2026-09-14, so adoption requires a migration plan.
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Assumption · These points are OpenGPT decision guidance derived from provider-confirmed family, catalog role, and lifecycle information. They are not measured results for this exact version. Verify capabilities, pricing, latency, context limits, tools, and regional availability with the provider.
Model family
Family-level guidance
The following summary describes the broader model family from official positioning. It is not a measured result for this exact version.
DV
Assumption · Model family: DeepSeek
DeepSeek
A reasoning- and coding-oriented family available through APIs and selected open-weight releases.
Solve problems or codeRead, analyze, or writeEveryday workRun or adapt it yourself
Offers explicit reasoning and coding-oriented model options. Provides both hosted access and self-deployment paths for selected releases.
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Family limitations
Names and compatibility aliases can change quickly. Region, version, and deployment path require careful verification.
Verify the exact version before choosing: capabilities, price, context limits, latency, tools, and regional availability can differ by provider access path.
Provider documentation and OpenGPT catalog classification are labeled separately.
Version differences
Compare two catalog model IDs from one model family. Provider IDs, sources and published ranking signals are shown; OpenGPT catalog classification is labeled separately.
No verified feature-difference data is available. OpenGPT does not infer speed, price, context length, or quality.
OFFICIAL MODEL PROFILE
Official resources
These links go to the provider. Availability and the selectable version can vary by product, account, region, and endpoint.
OFFICIAL MODEL PROFILE
Published ranking signals
Each row preserves one published metric and source. Scores from different sources are not interchangeable.
0
No comparable public ranking signal is currently linked to this exact version.
Missing data is not a zero score and does not mean the model is weak. It means this edition cannot safely attach a published result to the exact official version.