{"slug": "deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest", "title": "Deepseek open-sources the inference engine that powers its fastest and cheapest AI model", "summary": "Deepseek has open-sourced DeepInfer, the vLLM-based inference framework behind its fast V4.1-Flash model, which the company says cuts compute costs and energy use when running AI models. The release adds pricing pressure on Western providers including OpenAI and Anthropic.", "body_md": "Deepseek is open-sourcing DeepInfer, the inference framework behind its fast V4.1-Flash model. The vLLM-based system cuts compute costs and energy use when running AI models. The release adds more pricing pressure on Western providers like OpenAI and Anthropic.\n\nThe article [Deepseek open-sources the inference engine that powers its fastest and cheapest AI model](https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest-ai-model/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest-ai-model/", "published_at": "2026-10-20 18:56:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-20 19:18:29.672383+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "large-language-models", "ai-tools", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Deepseek", "DeepInfer", "V4.1-Flash", "vLLM", "OpenAI", "Anthropic"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-open-sources-the-inference-engine-that-powers-its-fastest-and-cheapest.jsonld"}}