DeepSeek Flash leads open source acceleration with 100x usage surge in weeks
bindureddy · x · 2026-08-21
DeepSeek Flash is currently leading in open source acceleration with phenomenal price-to-performance. It has become the go-to model for first-turn inference at almost zero cost. Usage has skyrocketed by more than 100x in the last few weeks across the board, including for enterprises.
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