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DeepSeek Quietly Tests Updated Model with Recent Knowledge

DeepSeek conducts quiet testing of an updated AI model that incorporates more recent knowledge and information, potentially improving its capabilities beyond

Someone noticed DeepSeek quietly rolled out a new model in limited testing that knows about recent stuff like Gemini 2.5 Pro without needing web search.

The updated model has a 1M token context window and fresher training data than the public V3. Only certain accounts can access it right now on chat.deepseek.com and their app - looks like they’re doing a gradual rollout.

How to check if you have access: Just ask it something like “Do you know about Gemini 2.5 Pro?” If it gives detailed info without searching, you’re in the test group.

Turns out this probably isn’t the full V4 release people were expecting - more like a V4 Lite or intermediate update. The main giveaway is the context size (1M vs rumors of much larger) and the limited rollout strategy. Still, having up-to-date knowledge baked in saves time compared to waiting for web searches on every recent topic.