DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 beats larger rivals on agentic tasks while slashing per-task costs

yogthos · reddit · 2026-10-19

Per The Decoder, DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash 1017 outperforms larger rival models on agentic tasks while once again massively cutting per-task costs, continuing the lab's small-model, low-cost strategy.

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