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DeepSeek released its V4-Pro model in general availability and highlighted large pricing differences for V4-Flash inference costs

Model release Provisional 64% confidence first seen

Coverage states that DeepSeek’s V4-Pro reached general availability on Aug. 13, 2026 and is priced substantially lower than premium closed-lab offerings. Separate benchmarking coverage also reported that DeepSeek’s V4-Flash has dramatically lower per-run costs on an Intelligence Index test suite, shifting attention toward cost-to-performance rather than list prices.

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Analysts: open models like DeepSeek structurally challenge premium closed-lab pricing International Business Times newsletter Artificial Analysis (cited): DeepSeek Flash model costs dramatically less to run TNW newsletter

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