DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Hailed as Best Open-Weight Model

Matthew Berman calls DeepSeek v4.1 Flash the best open-weight model on Earth, with other testers saying it is nearly frontier-level; one developer ran a full day of penetration testing for under $10.

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