11-09-2026 09:15 via theregister.com

DeepSeek's new model sets a template for powerful LLMs that run lean

Chinese AI darling DeepSeek unveiled an updated version of its cost-and-latency-optimized Flash model on Thursday, with a new version 4.1 that includes architectural improvements more significant than you would expect in a point release because the changes might open the door to larger, smarter, and less resource-intensive models. At 763 billion parameters, the point release is more than 2.5x the size of the model it replaces. In fact, the model is larger than the V3 and R1 models that put DeepS
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