DeepSeek V4 Flash
· verified July 26, 2026
public free open-weights api in Generator speed value
Provider
Statuspublic
AA Intelligence Index40.3 (July 16, 2026 snapshot)
Releasedn/a
Context windown/a
Modalitiesn/a
API price $/1M (in / out)n/a
Speedn/a
AccessFree chat app · open weights · cheapest DeepSeek API
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The efficient V4 (284B total, 13B active) - most of Pro's quality at a fraction of the compute.
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