DeepSeek skips V4.1 base model release, drawing criticism over wasted goodwill
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-14
User teortaxesTex voices frustration that DeepSeek did not release the V4.1 base model alongside the update. They argue that even if released, most people could hardly finetune it—deployment alone would be a struggle—noting that DeepSeek's base models are historically among the least finetuned and almost nobody actually uses them, making the omission a waste of accumulated community goodwill.
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