DeepSeek evals v4.1 flash in 8 harness configs — best in minimal harnesses, worse in Claude Code and Codex

zainhas · x · 2026-09-10

DeepSeek benchmarked its new v4.1 flash model across 8 different agent harness configurations. The model performs best in minimal harnesses (mini-SWE and the minimal deepseek harness) but underperforms in both Claude Code and Codex — a sign its fit with heavier harnesses still needs work.

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