DeepSeek's July 31, 2026 release of the official V4-Flash 0731 model, now in public beta on its API and open-sourced under MIT license on Hugging Face, anchors current trader focus. The 284B-parameter MoE (13B active per token) with 1M-token context delivered sharp gains in agentic benchmarks like Terminal Bench 2.1 and DeepSWE through post-training alone, surpassing the prior April preview and even V4-Pro preview on several tasks while matching or approaching GPT-5.6 Luna and Gemini variants at far lower cost. The August 13 V4-Pro 0813 update and August 21 experimental multimodal Flash-Vision release highlight DeepSeek's rapid iteration cadence in the open-weights segment, intensifying competition on efficiency and coding-agent capabilities.
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A qualifying model must be part of DeepSeek's core model series (currently the V-series), have a name or model identifier that includes "DeepSeek" and "Flash," and be a new model release designated as newer than DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, regardless of capitalization or naming convention, including subsequently dated builds, decimal version increases, or new generations. For example, a later dated build named in the same manner as DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, a decimal increase such as DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, or a new generation such as DeepSeek-V5-Flash would qualify, while side or specialized models, such as Janus-Pro or DeepSeek-OCR, or models which are not newer releases than DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, such as DeepSeek-V4-Pro or the existing DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, will not qualify. A qualifying release must carry a new, distinct model identifier or date designation; updates published under an unchanged identifier will not qualify. If DeepSeek releases a single unified successor without tier naming, it will qualify if it replaces or serves DeepSeek's lite or Flash endpoint or is positioned as DeepSeek's fast, low-cost model.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by DeepSeek as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from DeepSeek, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Aug 14, 2026, 5:51 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...A qualifying model must be part of DeepSeek's core model series (currently the V-series), have a name or model identifier that includes "DeepSeek" and "Flash," and be a new model release designated as newer than DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, regardless of capitalization or naming convention, including subsequently dated builds, decimal version increases, or new generations. For example, a later dated build named in the same manner as DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, a decimal increase such as DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, or a new generation such as DeepSeek-V5-Flash would qualify, while side or specialized models, such as Janus-Pro or DeepSeek-OCR, or models which are not newer releases than DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, such as DeepSeek-V4-Pro or the existing DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, will not qualify. A qualifying release must carry a new, distinct model identifier or date designation; updates published under an unchanged identifier will not qualify. If DeepSeek releases a single unified successor without tier naming, it will qualify if it replaces or serves DeepSeek's lite or Flash endpoint or is positioned as DeepSeek's fast, low-cost model.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by DeepSeek as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from DeepSeek, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...DeepSeek's July 31, 2026 release of the official V4-Flash 0731 model, now in public beta on its API and open-sourced under MIT license on Hugging Face, anchors current trader focus. The 284B-parameter MoE (13B active per token) with 1M-token context delivered sharp gains in agentic benchmarks like Terminal Bench 2.1 and DeepSWE through post-training alone, surpassing the prior April preview and even V4-Pro preview on several tasks while matching or approaching GPT-5.6 Luna and Gemini variants at far lower cost. The August 13 V4-Pro 0813 update and August 21 experimental multimodal Flash-Vision release highlight DeepSeek's rapid iteration cadence in the open-weights segment, intensifying competition on efficiency and coding-agent capabilities.
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