DeepSeek debuts multimodal language model competitive with Opus 4.8 - SiliconANGLE

Deepseek releases experimental Flash vision model that rivals Opus 4.8 on agent benchmarks

Deepseek releases V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, a multimodal model that nearly matches Opus 4.8 on agent benchmarks. OpenAI and Anthropic API-compatible with V4-Flash pricing: cost-effective alternative for visual agent workflows, up to 600 images per request.