# DeepSeek’s smaller model just outperformed its own flagship

> Source: <https://thenewstack.io/deepseek-v4-flash-open-weights/>
> Published: 2026-08-03 13:32:15+00:00

DeepSeek has launched DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, delivering a significant boost in agent performance without changing the model’s core architecture. Following an announcement

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