The short version
A multimodal mixture-of-experts model optimized for fast, cache-efficient agentic workloads.
From the HackerLinks archive
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
A multimodal mixture-of-experts model optimized for fast, cache-efficient agentic workloads.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-09-22
Last seen:2026-09-22
Times seen:1
Website:deepseek.com
Why it caught our attention
A Claude Code user positively described its visible reasoning during recent use.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-09-22
“I have been using CC with DeepSeek 4.1 Flash lately, and it's nice to see how the sausage is being made (even if it's partly illusory, as CoT always is.)”
CamperBob2 · recommendation · first hand use
Direct HN comment
Fable 5 – Median thinking declined in August