DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 claims 77.0 on DeepSWE v1.1; test three real tasks first

Open weights at an unchanged API price, but the author warns benchmarks aren't your workload and suggests validating three real tasks before switching.

Alex G

@AlexxGedArchived 12 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.18

Alex G @AlexxGedOriginally posted 2026.10.18

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The cheap-model gap keeps shrinking. DeepSeek's V4.1-Flash-1017 is open-weight, keeps the same API price, and per DeepSeek hits 77.0 on DeepSWE v1.1. My rule: test 3 of your real tasks before switching. Benchmarks aren't your workload. Would you switch?

x.com/alexxged/status/2111714677122093156Archived 2026.10.18 16:34

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