Deepseek V4.1 Flash 1017 Beats Larger Rivals in Agentic Tasks While Once Again Massively Cutting per-Task Costs
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DeepSeek Pushes Out Updated AI Model It Says Is Faster, Leaner
DeepSeek released an update of its AI model this weekend that it says is faster and leaner, ramping up the Chinese company’s challenge to Silicon Valley rivals Anthropic PBC and OpenAI as well as domestic competitors like Moonshot Kimi and Z.ai
Deepseek presented V4.1 Flash-1017, an open weight model that, according to its own benchmarks, improves programming and gender-sensitive tasks while reducing the cost per execution. The company also opened its web search and recovery APIs to developers.
Deepseek V4.1 Flash 1017 beats larger rivals in agentic tasks while once again massively cutting per-task costs
Deepseek has released V4.1-Flash-1017 as an open-weight model that posts better benchmarks, finishes tasks faster, and produces shorter outputs than its predecessor. The company is also opening up its internal search engine through new Search and Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 calls. API users in tools like Claude Code and Codex get free access for now. The article Deepseek V4.1 Flash 1017 beats larger rivals in agentic tasks while once again mas…
Deepseek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 as an open-weight model with better benchmark performance, faster task editing and shorter output than its predecessor. Search and Fetch APIs are also new for 0.75 dollars per 1,000 requests. For API users in tools such as Claude Code and Codex, they are free for now. The article Deepseek publishes V4.1-Flash: Faster, better and cheaper than its predecessor first appeared on The Decoder.
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