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DeepSeek V4.2 Flash
Estimated release
Dec 3, 2026
Early Dec 2026
Details
- Status
- Not announced; would be the next Flash update
- Current model
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 39.5 on the Intelligence Index, released Sep 10, 2026 ()
- Projected score
- About 41.5 (+2)
- Typical cycle
- About 55 days between releases
Why this date
- Flash updates came 2 to 3 weeks apart this summer (V4 Flash 0731, V4 Flash Vision Aug 21, V4.1 Flash Sept 10), but V4.1 Pro is next in line
- V4.1 Flash (39.5) is currently DeepSeek's best model on the Intelligence Index
- DeepSeek has so far kept releasing open weights with a permissive licence
- The date assumes the next Flash follows V4.1 Pro by a few weeks
Source: DeepSeek release history (Artificial Analysis)
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