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Model chronicle · DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V4-Pro (GA)
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V4-Flash
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V4 (Pro & Flash preview)
V4-Pro and V4-Flash preview with a million-token context; legacy deepseek-chat/reasoner retired.
deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V3.2
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V3.1
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-R1-0528
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)DeepSeek-V3-0324
api-docs.deepseek.com (source, opens in a new tab)
Sources: company announcements & release notes.
Fact box
- HQ
- Hangzhou, China
- Founded
- 2023
- CEO
- Liang Wenfeng
- Valuation
- >$50B post-money (Jun 2026, reported)
- Core products
- DeepSeek-V4 · DeepSeek-R1 · DeepSeek Chat · API
- Latest round
- ¥50B+ First external round · Jun 2026
- Stories
- 73
Sources: deepseek.com, reuters.com
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Deals & funding
DeepSeek · rounds, valuations, partners, acquisitions · $7.4B raised in tracked primary rounds
Funding
DeepSeek closes first external round of over $7B
Per The Information via Reuters: >¥50B (~$7.4B) at a post-money valuation above $50B, with an unusual deal structure.
reuters.com (source, opens in a new tab)
All 1 rounds & deals as a table · 1 funding, 0 partnerships, 0 acquisitions
| Date | Event | Type | Counterparty / round | Amount | Valuation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | DeepSeek closes first external round of over $7B Per The Information via Reuters: >¥50B (~$7.4B) at a post-money valuation above $50B, with an unusual deal structure. | Funding | First external round | ¥50B+ | $50B | reuters.com |
Sources: press reports.
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DeepSeek V4-Flash: Cheapest LLM Driving AI Model Routing
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Models & specs
DeepSeek · context window, max output, API price, modalities, knowledge cutoff, license
| Model | Released | Context | Max output | Price in / out (per 1M) | Modalities | Knowledge cutoff | License / access | Spec source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | Sep 10, 2026 | 1M | 384K | $0.3 / $1.2 cached $0.006 Peak price; off-peak 50% lower. Served as deepseek-flash. | Text, image in → text out | — | Open weights | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro (GA) | Aug 13, 2026 | 1M | 384K | $1.32 / $3.96 cached $0.044 Peak price; off-peak 50% lower (0.66/1.98). | Text in → text out | — | Open weights | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Jul 31, 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V4 (Pro & Flash preview) DeepSeek-V4-Pro, DeepSeek-V4-Flash (preview) | Apr 24, 2026 | 1M | — | open weights | Text in → text out | — | Open weights | deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V3.2 | Dec 1, 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Sep 29, 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Sep 22, 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V3.1 | Aug 21, 2025 | 128K | — | open weights | Text in → text out | — | Open weights, MIT 671B total / 37B active (MoE) | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-R1-0528 | May 28, 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| DeepSeek-V3-0324 | Mar 24, 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | api-docs.deepseek.com |
Sources: company announcements & release notes. Prices = standard API list price in USD per 1M tokens at time of release or current docs; batch is typically 50% off.