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DeepSeek Launches New Flagship AI Model with Coding Focus

DeepSeek unveils its latest flagship AI model featuring enhanced coding capabilities, positioning itself as a competitive alternative in the rapidly evolving

Someone noticed DeepSeek just dropped their new flagship model with notably stronger coding chops, according to The Information’s reporting behind their paywall at https://www.theinformation.com/articles/deepseek-release-next-flagship-ai-model-strong-coding-ability.

For developers wanting to try it out, DeepSeek’s models are accessible through their API at api.deepseek.com or via their chat interface at chat.deepseek.com.

The model apparently shows major improvements in code generation tasks - the kind of stuff where you need it to write actual working functions, not just pseudocode. Worth checking out if OpenAI’s pricing has been painful, since DeepSeek typically runs way cheaper per token while still handling complex programming requests pretty well.

The release timing is interesting given how competitive the AI coding assistant space has gotten lately.