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DeepSeek timeline

Every model launch, feature release, outage, usage-limit change and price move we have tracked, newest first. Each links to its sources.

Models, 90 days6Confirmed launches
Features, 90 days3Products and updates
Incidents, 90 days0From status pages and reports
Limits and pricing1Changes in 90 days

Model lineup

Every DeepSeek model in our catalogue, newest first, with context and list price per million tokens (input / output). Compare all prices

Oct 2026DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Balanced · 1M ctx$0.15 / $0.60
Sep 2026DeepSeek V4.1 FlashBalanced · 1M ctx$0.15 / $0.60
Apr 2026DeepSeek-V4-ProFlagship · 1M ctx$0.66 / $1.98Retired
Apr 2026DeepSeek-V4-FlashBalanced · 1M ctx$0.14 / $0.28Retired
Aug 2025DeepSeek-V3.1Legacy · 128K ctxOpen weights
Jan 2025DeepSeek-R1Legacy · 128K ctxOpen weights

Timeline

Milestones first. Minor items (small updates, brief status-page incidents, posts without news) are one tap away.

October 2026

  1. 17 Oct
    DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 open-weight model and search APIsModels · Open-weight model · 1M context · $0.15 in / $0.60 out per 1M
  2. 11 Oct
    DeepSeek Harness pre-release adds reasoning translation and Git worktreesFeatures · Product update
  3. 10 Oct
    DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash tops SWE-bench-Live Lite at 71% with Lenovo agentLimits and pricing · Security incident

September 2026

  1. 30 Sep
    DeepSeek open-sources six software modules for Huawei Ascend AI chipsFeatures · New product or feature
  2. 28 Sep
    DeepSeek Harness desktop preview builds appear for Windows and macOSFeatures · New product or feature
  3. 9 Sep
    Deepseek releases V4.1-Flash multimodal modelModels · Open-weight model · 1M context · $0.15 in / $0.60 out per 1M

August 2026

  1. 31 Aug
    DeepSeek releases V4 Flash Vision experimental modelModels · Open-weight model
  2. 21 Aug
    DeepSeek releases v4 flash vision experimental modelModels · New model
  3. 12 Aug
    DeepSeek ships improved V4 Pro and open-sources its agent softwareModels · Open-weight model · 1M context · $0.66 in / $1.98 out per 1M · retired

July 2026

  1. 31 Jul
    DeepSeek releases V4 Flash model on Hugging FaceModels · New-generation model · 1M context · $0.14 in / $0.28 out per 1M · retired

August 2025

  1. Aug
    DeepSeek-V3.1 releasedLegacy · 128K context

January 2025

  1. Jan
    DeepSeek-R1 releasedLegacy · 128K context

Stories come from the Wire from July 2026 on; earlier model releases come from our catalogue and are dated to the month. DeepSeek on the Vikshy Score