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DeepSeek’s current API models are deepseek-flash (DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017) and deepseek-v4-pro (DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813). Start with the DeepSeek V4 family overview, then the V4-Flash and Flash line and V4-Pro pages, and current prices on DeepSeek API pricing. Earlier models (V3, V3.2, R1, Coder, Math, VL and others) are listed here as history.
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DeepSeek Janus: The Unified Multimodal Model, Tested and Explained
DeepSeek Janus unifies image understanding and generation in one open-weight model. See benchmarks, architecture and how to run it — start here.
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DeepSeek V3.2 explained: sparse attention, benchmarks and what replaced it
DeepSeek V3.2 brought sparse attention and 50%+ cheaper API calls in 2025. See specs, benchmarks, pricing and V4 migration. Read the full…
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DeepSeek Coder: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Model Family
DeepSeek Coder explained: architecture, benchmarks, licensing — and how the Coder lineage maps to today's V4 API (use V4-Pro/V4-Flash for hosted coding).…
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DeepSeek R1 explained: benchmarks, pricing, and the V4 migration
DeepSeek R1: open-weight reasoning model with 97.3% on MATH-500, MIT-licensed weights, and a migration path to V4. Read the full breakdown.
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DeepSeek V3 Explained: The 671B MoE That Reset Open-Weight Economics
DeepSeek V3 explained: 671B MoE architecture, benchmarks, and how it compares to V4. Read the full breakdown before migrating.
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DeepSeek V4-Flash Explained: From V4 Preview to V4.1-Flash-1017
DeepSeek V4-Flash now means deepseek-flash on V4.1-Flash-1017: $0.30/$1.20 per 1M tokens at peak, $0.15/$0.60 off-peak, vision, 1M context, MIT weights.
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DeepSeek V4 Pro (V4-Pro-0813): Specs, Pricing and API Guide
DeepSeek V4 Pro (V4-Pro-0813): low/high/max effort, 1M context, no vision; $1.32 cache-miss input and $3.96 output peak, $0.66 / $1.98 off-peak per…
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DeepSeek V4 Family: V4-Pro, V4.1-Flash, Prices and Timeline
DeepSeek V4 family as of 23 Oct 2026: every release from the April Preview to V4.1-Flash-1017, peak and off-peak prices, and when…