DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reportedly in private beta with new architecture and native multimodal support
vista8 · x · 2026-09-08
According to a screenshot of a DeepSeek official WeChat group notice (unconfirmed officially), V4.1 Flash has entered private beta:
- Built on a new model architecture with native multimodal support
- Pricing identical to V4 Flash, capped at 20 concurrent requests per account
- Test via model ID deepseek-v4.1-flash-expires-on-0910
- The author's quick test of fine image details (stripes on a suit) suggests the multimodal capability is real
Related event: DeepSeek Quietly Tests V4.1 Flash Interim Build with Native Multimodality(10 posts)→
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