# DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision release · 2026-08-21 · snapshot 2026-10-25

Creator: DeepSeek · 1 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) | Text, Image | 34.80 | $1081 | 16.1s | no | `deepseek-v4-flash-vision` |

## Launch day (2026-08-21)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 1
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 46 releases this past year did
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) missed: 2.5 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) at 3.38× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-25T21:35:50Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.