DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Flagship GA
As of 2026-10-20 the version behind deepseek-v4-pro in App, Web and API is still 0813 (the official pricing page lists DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813), and DeepSeek says production-agent gains are the headline — not another lab-only table. On 2026-09-10 the official release shipped V4.1-Flash and retired V4 Flash and V4 Flash Vision Exp, and the same day it announced that V4 Pro API service continues after 2026-09-14 with billing unchanged; on 2026-10-17 V4.1-Flash was upgraded to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, which deepseek-flash now points at.
Updated 2026-10-21
Claude, GPT and Chinese models on one key, billed per token; check /models for callable models.
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Highlights
HF model size
Total-parameter figures vary by source (HF and broker research disagree); ~49B activated. MIT weights.
Official price (off-peak, per 1M tokens)
Official peak/off-peak pricing: off-peak is roughly half of peak — $0.66 input and $1.98 output per 1M tokens, $0.022 for cache hits; peak doubles that ($1.32 / $3.96 / $0.044). Concurrency 500.
Terminal Bench 2.1
Official Minimal+max. DeepSWE 62.7 (Preview Pro was 12.8). HLE w/tools 60.0.
Context / max out
low / high / max effort. Responses API + Codex one-click script.
What 0813 changes
0813 supersedes V4-Pro Preview. Reuters covered the formal release as DeepSeek stepping up hiring, compute and fundraising. Simon Willison noted there was no pretty announcement page — this guide is the human changelog. After 0813: on 2026-09-10 the official release shipped V4.1-Flash, V4 Flash and V4 Flash Vision Exp were retired and deepseek-v4-flash is temporarily routed to V4.1 Flash; the same day the official announcement said the V4 Pro API service continues after 2026-09-14 with the billing method unchanged.
What people are arguing
HF's own table puts 0813 alongside Fable 5 (w/ fallback), Kimi K3 and Opus 4.8. TB2.1 is essentially tied with Fable (87.9 vs 88.0). The bigger story is pricing: on 08-13 the official peak/off-peak rules were announced, effective 08-17 — peak hours are 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00 Beijing time, off-peak is half price, and peak output is +350% versus pre-change.
Timeline
V4-Pro Preview in API.
0813 GA on App, Web, API. Reuters same day.
Peak/off-peak. Peak out $3.96, off-peak $1.98.
Confirmed vs caution
Confirmed
Official bench table on HF; MIT repo; same model name; three effort levels; Codex Responses path.
Caution
Plenty of "V4 Pro 45 vs Sol 57" charts are still circulating; those describe the pre-0813 Preview build. Artificial Analysis scores the 0813 release at 53.
Pick Flash or Pro
Stay on Flash (V4.1)
Flash is now V4.1 (0731 retired 2026-09-10). Cheaper. On 2026-10-17 it was upgraded to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, with the calling method and pricing unchanged.
Escalate to 0813
Harder production agents, HLE-with-tools, when Flash stalls. 500 concurrency.
How to call it
model=deepseek-v4-pro on api.deepseek.com (OpenAI or Anthropic base). Local: HF 0813 + DSpark. OpenCode Go lists DeepSeek V4 Pro.
On QCode
QCode currently lists deepseek-v4-pro on /models. This page is a public changelog; the live list on /models is what determines availability.
0813 FAQ
Do I change the model name?
No. Keep deepseek-v4-pro. 0813 is the new default behind the name.
Open weights?
Yes, MIT on Hugging Face.
Better than Fable 5?
Not overall. TB2.1 is a tie; DeepSWE/HLE still favor Fable (w/ fallback). Pro wins on price and self-host.
Better than GPT-5.6 Sol?
They target different jobs. GPT-5.6 Sol is the closed reasoning flagship of the 5.6 series, at 61 on the third-party Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (figure as taken when this page was written, not re-measured); OpenAI's own models page (2026-10-20) now calls GPT-6 Astra its flagship for complex reasoning and coding. V4 Pro 0813 scores 53 on the same index and wins on price and open weights. The "Pro 45" figure still circulating describes the pre-0813 Preview build.
What changed after 0813, and which Flash is current?
On 2026-09-10 the official release shipped V4.1-Flash, V4 Flash and V4 Flash Vision Exp were retired and deepseek-v4-flash is temporarily routed to V4.1 Flash; the same day the official announcement said the V4 Pro API service continues after 2026-09-14 with billing unchanged. On 2026-10-17 V4.1-Flash was upgraded to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, with the calling method and pricing unchanged. Picking a model still means Flash first, Pro 0813 when Flash fails the hard agent loop.
When do prices change?
2026-08-16 16:00 UTC. Peak hours are 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday and excluding Chinese public holidays; every other hour, weekends included, is off-peak.
Sources
DeepSeek changelog 2026-08-13, 2026-09-10, 2026-10-17; official pricing page (checked 2026-10-20); HF Pro-0813; Reuters 2026-08-13.
Route hard jobs to a cheaper flagship
Keep Claude / GPT where they still win; use 0813 when open weights and the official price matter. Not ready for a monthly plan? Pay-as-you-go Packs start at $4 for a one-time quota you use within 7 days. You can't buy packs while you have an active personal plan; if the plan's quota isn't enough, buy a booster pack.
Related
Flash 0731
The default cheap lane.
Pro vs Fable 5
Same-table benches.
DeepSeek Harness
Minimal mode = official scores.
Crypto payment guide
Nine coins, 56 networks, zero platform fee for AI coding API credits.
Not affiliated with DeepSeek. Since 2026-08-17 pricing follows the official peak/off-peak scheme (off-peak is roughly half of peak); QCode bills per token, and each model's price is listed on /models.