DeepSeek

8 tracked releases · 8 open weights · median 119 days between releases

At a glance

Releases tracked8
FamiliesDeepSeek · DeepSeek Vision
First trackedMay 6, 2024 — DeepSeek-V2
LatestSeptember 10, 2026 — DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Median gap119 days · slower than the 21-day median across tracked labs
WeightsOpen throughout
Record quality6 of 8 verified · how this is judged

Release cadence

One tile per tracked release, placed in the month it shipped; the year links through to that year's timeline. Tracked releases only — a quiet year here may mean this dataset is thin for that year rather than that the lab was quiet.

  1. 2024
    1. DeepSeek-V2, DeepSeek, May 6, 2024
    2. DeepSeek-V2.5, DeepSeek, September 5, 2024
    3. DeepSeek-V3, DeepSeek, December 26, 2024
    3
  2. 2025
    1. DeepSeek-R1, DeepSeek, January 20, 2025
    2. DeepSeek-V3.1, DeepSeek, August 21, 2025
    2
  3. 2026
    1. DeepSeek V4 Flash, DeepSeek, April 24, 2026
    2. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, DeepSeek, August 21, 2026
    3. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, DeepSeek, September 10, 2026
    3

Context window over time

Releases with a disclosed context window — 3 of 8 not shown.

DeepSeek-V2 · 2024 128K tokens
DeepSeek-V3 · 2024 128K tokens
DeepSeek-R1 · 2025 128K tokens
DeepSeek-V3.1 · 2025 128K tokens

Evidenced capabilities

How often each capability is cited across this lab's releases. Absence means not evidenced, never absent — see data quality.

coding 3
reasoning 3
function calling 2
structured output 1
agentic 1
tool use 1

Releases

  1. DeepSeek-V4.1-FlashDeepSeekText in and outImage inputSeptember 10, 2026
  2. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-ExpDeepSeek VisionText in and outImage inputAugust 21, 2026
  3. DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeekText in and outApril 24, 2026
  4. DeepSeek-V3.1DeepSeekText in and outAugust 21, 2025
  5. DeepSeek-R1DeepSeekText in and outJanuary 20, 2025
  6. DeepSeek-V3DeepSeekText in and outDecember 26, 2024
  7. DeepSeek-V2.5DeepSeekText in and outSeptember 5, 2024
  8. DeepSeek-V2DeepSeekText in and outMay 6, 2024

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