DeepSeek 4.1 Flash called the best free planning model: fast, logical, huge step up
GodComplecs · reddit · 2026-10-12
A free-tier user shares hands-on impressions, praising DeepSeek 4.1 Flash:
- A huge step up over the old Flash: very logical, spots multi-level and meta issues, extremely fast even on the free tier, clear explanations — great for planning and reasoning
- Comparisons: free Gemini feels outdated and limited; GLM 5.3 codes well but plans poorly and loses track on long projects; GLM 5.2 is their daily planning model; Qwen 3.8 27B is the local workhorse; Qwen max 3.8 is slow and verbose on free chat
- Observes that flash-tier models being this good may signal LLMs hitting a wall, with the small-vs-large gap narrowing
- Still makes small logical errors, but even Claude does; humans must stay in the driver's seat for planning
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