DeepSeek · 24 Apr 2026

DeepSeek-V4

A new API generation offered as V4-Pro and V4-Flash, with both thinking and non-thinking modes.

ImpactMeaningful

Material model update, access expansion, pricing shift or comparable capability change.

ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckInferred

Availability

StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsLinked

Source qualityProduct changelog

Release is backed by first-party product or API change documentation.

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What actually changed.

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Compared withprevious DeepSeek release

General · Coding

CapabilityGeneral · Codingchanged

AvailabilityAPInew

PricingNo pricing change found in the indexed note.unknown

ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.unknown

EvidenceFirst-party sourcenew

ConfidenceInferred

Evidence is first-party; comparison labels are normalized by Radar.

Source qualityProduct changelog

Release is backed by first-party product or API change documentation.

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Announcement24 Apr 2026

AvailabilityAPI

PricingNo pricing change found in the indexed note.

ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.

ConfidenceInferred

Last checked24 Apr 2026

Needs review

Pricing, Context are not clearly specified in the indexed source note.

Why it matters

Keeps compatibility with both OpenAI- and Anthropic-style interfaces, lowering the cost of switching.

Capabilities

GeneralCoding

Source

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