DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 552B MoE with just 8-16B active params, nearing GPT-5.6 at a fraction of cost
brainlatch42 · reddit · 2026-09-10
A Reddit post reports that DeepSeek released DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, a 552B-parameter MoE model activating only 8B parameters on input and 16B on output, priced aggressively low. The poster claims it is "surprisingly close to GPT-5.6 Sol territory." Links to the official X post, Hugging Face model page and tech report PDF are included.
> Note: benchmark claims are the poster's summary; details rest on the official tech report.
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