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Deepseek updates budget model to match GPT-5.6 Luna at lower cost

The Decoder · New Deepseek Flash model matches OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna at roughly 60 percent lower cost

Deepseek updated its V4 Flash model, boosting its performance to nearly match OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna while costing roughly 60 percent less per task.