DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash with native multimodal support and API updates
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash Release
AISummary
DeepSeek officially released DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, the smallest model in its new architecture family, with native multimodal visual understanding. The API now serves it under the model name deepseek-flash, while V4 Flash and V4 Flash Vision Exp were retired and routed to V4.1 Flash. API prices were reduced with the release, and V4 Pro remains available after September 14, 2026.
AIWhy it matters
The release lists benchmark results alongside API model-name changes and retirements, so developers can check both capability claims and migration steps.
Source: DeepSeek API News · api-docs.deepseek.com