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DeepSeek

Chinese lab's open-weight models and free chat app

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DeepSeek
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Model
Tracked since
Oct 14, 2026
Last change
Oct 19, 2026
Changes tracked
7

Changelog

Every change to DeepSeek we’ve tracked, newest first, each with its source.

October 2026

  1. Launch

    DeepSeek launched Search and Fetch tools that let AI agents look up and read web pages, priced about 85% below rivals.

  2. New model

    DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash-1017, a free coding model under the MIT license that anyone can use and modify.

  3. New model

    DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash-1017, an update to V4.1-Flash that scores 35% better and is about 17x cheaper than GPT 5.6 Sol on Terminal-Bench.

  4. Pricing

    DeepSeek released V4.1 Flash with cheaper pricing and better agent benchmark scores than the previous version.

  5. Pricing

    DeepSeek opened its Search and Fetch APIs to all developers at $0.75 per 1,000 calls, and V4.1 Flash gained live web search.

  6. New model

    DeepSeek released V4.1 Flash 1017 across its app, API and open-weight downloads for all users.

  7. Availability

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Together AI, with an update trained to build complete projects from scratch.

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