DeepSeek V4.1 Flash replaces V4 Flash on the Fast tier, now with image input

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now the DeepSeek Flash option on the cheap-and-fast tier, in place of DeepSeek V4 Flash. DeepSeek retired V4 Flash today and shipped V4.1 Flash on a new architecture that its own tests place ahead of DeepSeek V4 Pro - and it can now see images (V4 Flash was text-only), so screenshots and reference designs work on this model too.

It is also cheaper: $0.30 in / $1.20 out per million tokens, down from $0.44 / $1.32. We pass the cut straight through, so the same work costs fewer credits.

If you had DeepSeek V4 Flash selected as a default or on a chat, it now runs on V4.1 Flash automatically - nothing to change on your side.

Gemini 3 Flash remains the tier default.