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api-docs.deepseek.com2026-08-21officialauthorityHN front pageHN 498 pts · 154 comments1,275 words
The deepseek-flash model accepts images alongside text for tasks like describing pictures or analyzing charts. Inline images and external URLs count toward the 48 MiB request body limit and are capped at 32 MiB per image, while Files API references support up to 64 MiB. Every image is automatically resized to an upper bound of 1024 tokens regardless of original dimensions.written, reviewed, cited
- The model detects image format from file content rather than the filename or declared MIME type.
- Requests containing 15 or more images reduce the maximum image dimension to 4096 pixels per side.
- Images in system or assistant messages are rejected with a 400 error instead of being processed.
api-docs.deepseek.com2026-07-31officialauthorityHN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 745 pts · 347 comments387 words
The DeepSeek API supports OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs via compatible configurations. The deepseek-flash model is now served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, while legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp remain accepted but are retired and billed at the Flash price. Users apply for an API key to access these models.written, reviewed, cited
api-docs.deepseek.com2026-04-24officialauthorityHN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 2,091 pts · 1,607 comments326 words
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cactuscompute.com2026-09-18HN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 236 pts · 93 comments1,466 words
Cactus releases Needle 3, a foundation model for mobile, wearables, robots, smart home, automotive and microcontrollers. The model uses intelligence laddering to produce 9 to 29 MB CQ2-bit binaries with 400-4k tokens/s decode speed on a Raspberry Pi 5. Needle 3 specializes in local tool calling and structured extraction, matching DeepSeek V4 Flash when tuned on downstream tasks for one epoch.written, reviewed, cited
- A required argument with no default and no evidence in the request is withheld rather than guessed.
artificialanalysis.ai2026-07-31authorityHN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 594 pts · 312 comments1,118 words
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) is a 284B parameter open-weight model released on July 31, 2026, under the MIT license. It scores 34 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index while costing $0.14 per 1M input tokens and utilizing only 13B active parameters during inference. The model supports a 1M token context window and outputs text at 149.8 tokens per second.written, reviewed, cited
- This model is deprecated and benchmarking continues only for the default 10k input token workload.
- The model is notably fast but generates output that is very verbose compared to the median.
- For a blended rate using a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio, the cost is $0.07 per 1M tokens.
arcprize.org2026-08-07HN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 796 pts · 476 comments5,340 words
github.com2026-08-04authorityHN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 382 pts · 109 comments2,531 words
simonwillison.net2026-05-01authorityHN front pageabout the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 677 pts · 398 comments
blog.n.ichol.ai2026-08-09about the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 30 pts · 24 comments
antigma.ai2026-08-09about the DeepSeek V4 familyHN 37 pts · 6 comments