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DeepSeek / Model release

October 17, 2026

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Update

deepseek-flash

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has been upgraded to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017.

Provider-reported: HLE (w/o tools): 42.6 (44.0*)
Provider-reported: Terminal-Bench 4.0: 42.3

Verified Oct 17

DeepSeek API changelog

Source coverage 6 providers · 3 checks need attention

OpenAIOct 19 · completed

AnthropicOct 19 · failedModel chain exhausted after 6 attempts: {"error":{"code":503,"message":"This model is currently experiencing high demand. Spikes in demand are usually temporary. Please try again later.","status":"UNAVAILABLE"}}

Google GeminiOct 19 · completed

DeepSeekOct 19 · completed

QwenOct 19 · partial0 source failures; 1 events need review

Moonshot / KimiOct 19 · partial0 source failures; 2 events need review

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