DeepSeek V4-Flash Performance Jump May Stem from V4-Pro as RL Teacher

teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-31

Regarding the significant performance leap of DeepSeek V4-Flash, there is speculation that DeepSeek likely created Reinforcement Learning (RL) teachers based on the more powerful V4-Pro, which explains Flash's improvement.

However, doubts remain about the quality and ultimate ceiling of the V4-Pro base model, with hopes that its final release will bring further surprises.

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