DeepSeek launches V4-Flash-0731, pushing agentic capabilities at Flash-tier pricing

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DeepSeek released V4-Flash-0731 on Product Hunt, the official version of V4-Flash. It claims better agentic performance than V4-Pro Preview, native Responses API support, and full adaptation for Codex CLI. The post doesn't disclose benchmark scores or exact pricing, only the headline 'frontier agent intelligence at Flash prices.' I'd wait for third-party evals and API cost details before drawing conclusions.

Why it matters: DeepSeek V4-Flash official release claims agent capability surpassing V4-Pro preview, with native Responses API and Codex CLI support. A notable product update from a top Chinese lab, but no benchmarks or pricing disclosed, capping the score below 80.