Users report DeepSeek V4.1 Flash overthinks: hours per task at about $1 per hour

Output speed is fast, but the model keeps re-checking, testing and polishing details, so one task can run for hours; a user test burned only $1 in over an hour, with decent but not wait-worthy results.

Andy L

@AndyL5ccArchived 11 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.18