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DeepSeek

DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company and public model/service ecosystem whose current generation includes DeepSeek-V4 Pro and Flash models for reasoning, coding and agentic workflows.

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Overview

DeepSeek develops and operates large language and reasoning models through web, app and API products. After DeepSeek-R1 and V3-series releases, the company moved to DeepSeek-V4 in April 2026. V4-Flash entered public beta in July, V4-Pro reached general availability in August, and an experimental multimodal V4-Flash-Vision model followed later that month.

Timeline

  1. 2023Company founded

    DeepSeek states that it was founded in 2023.

  2. 2025-01-20DeepSeek-R1 release

    DeepSeek announced DeepSeek-R1 with open-source model and technical report references.

  3. 2026-04-24DeepSeek-V4 preview released

    DeepSeek introduced V4-Pro and V4-Flash through its API, with V4-Flash also backing legacy chat/reasoner names during transition.

  4. 2026-07-31DeepSeek-V4-Flash public beta

    DeepSeek released the official V4-Flash API in public beta with enhanced agent capabilities and Responses API support.

  5. 2026-08-13DeepSeek-V4-Pro general availability

    DeepSeek released V4-Pro generally on app, web and API with upgraded agent capabilities and native Responses API support.

  6. 2026-08-21DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp released

    DeepSeek released an experimental multimodal V4-Flash variant with mixed text-and-image input through the API.

Capabilities

Conversational AI through DeepSeek app and webReasoning and coding assistanceLong-context processing in current V4 modelsTool use and agentic workflowsOpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible API interfaces where documentedMultimodal image input through V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

Known limitations

Capabilities and interfaces vary by model and release channel.Experimental multimodal models can change or be withdrawn.Service availability, data handling and regional access follow DeepSeek product terms.Outputs require independent verification for high-stakes decisions.
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Technical description

Structured current-state record for the DeepSeek product and model ecosystem. The 2026 V4 line includes Pro and Flash variants with long-context reasoning, coding, tool use and Responses-API support, plus an experimental vision-capable Flash derivative. This entity represents the overall DeepSeek system rather than a single model checkpoint.

Controlled tags

AI SystemLarge Language ModelReasoning ModelDeepSeekOpen ModelsIntelligent Entity
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DeepSeek
Creator or OriginOutgoing
Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.

DeepSeek products and services are operated by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.

Model ReleaseOutgoing
DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1 is a major reasoning model release connected to the entity.

Adjacent EntityOutgoing
Qwen

Qwen is an adjacent Chinese model family and public AI system.

Current model familyOutgoing
DeepSeek-V4

DeepSeek’s current model layer includes the DeepSeek-V4 family.

Organization ContextIncoming
DeepSeek-V2

DeepSeek is the primary organization or public context associated with DeepSeek-V2.

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DeepSeek-V2.5

DeepSeek is the primary organization or public context associated with DeepSeek-V2.5.

Organization ContextIncoming
DeepSeek-V3

DeepSeek is the primary organization or public context associated with DeepSeek-V3.

Organization ContextIncoming
DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek is the primary organization or public context associated with DeepSeek-R1.

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DeepSeek-Coder

DeepSeek is the primary organization or public context associated with DeepSeek-Coder.

Associated OrganizationIncoming
DeepSeek-Coder

DeepSeek is the organization or ecosystem associated with DeepSeek Coder.

Associated OrganizationIncoming
DeepSeek-R1-Zero

DeepSeek is the organization or ecosystem associated with DeepSeek-R1-Zero.

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DeepSeek-V2 Chat

DeepSeek-V2 Chat is associated with DeepSeek through its documented source context.

Associated organizationIncoming
DeepSeek-Coder-V2 Lite

DeepSeek-Coder-V2 Lite is associated with DeepSeek through its documented source context.

Associated organizationIncoming
DeepSeek-Coder-V2

DeepSeek-Coder-V2 is associated with DeepSeek through its documented source context.

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DeepSeek-V4

DeepSeek is the primary organization associated with DeepSeek-V4.

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