DeepSeek V4 Flash pushes intelligence frontier — Alex Getman

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Alex Getman @alexgetmancom · 31 Jul 2026, 11:26 UTC · Updated 31 Oct 2026, 20:59 UTC

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Yesterday GPT 5.6 Luna pushed the Pareto frontier for intelligence and cost. Today DeepSeek V4 Flash did it again and pushed it even further.

Chart comparing AI model intelligence and cost per task: DeepSeek V4 Flash and GPT-5.6 Luna are in the top-left quadrant, indicating high intelligence at low cost per task.

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