User claims DeepSeek kept V4 Pro online under pressure, slowing next-gen training
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-13
X user teortaxesTex complains (unverified) that Chinese users pressured DeepSeek into not retiring V4 Pro, calling it a "gigantic HBM hog" that burns thousands of rollouts/sec — compute that would otherwise go to training the next 4.2 model — and may force peak/off-peak scheduling or another price hike. The post highlights the real tension between serving flagship models and funding frontier training, and how user pressure can shape model retirement decisions.
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