DeepSeek V4.1's version number called too conservative: 'could have been V5'
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-10
After DeepSeek released V4.1 weights, @aliezren argued the version number is too conservative — initial skepticism about V4.1 Flash's 300 tps speed gave way to the view the release could justifiably be called V5. teortaxesTex added that the paper's 'Limitations, Future work' section merely says they 'need a bigger eval,' suggesting the team is happy with the architecture and willing to ride it to AGI if it scales, akin to the V2-to-V3 jump.
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