# V4-Flash vs. V4-Pro: DeepSeek promised better and cheaper. It’s true,  but not how I expected.

> Source: <https://thenewstack.io/deepseek-flash-pro-benchmark/>
> Published: 2026-08-10 12:00:00+00:00

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab that’s been undercutting OpenAI and Anthropic on price since it arrived, recently refreshed V4-Flash, moving

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