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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
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RANKED #21 OF 267 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #35 OF 6,566 · VIBE SCORE 7.0 · 937 VOICES
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabi
HAPPY9.8
108 mentions
SAD5.2
35 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 4,876 voices
HOLDING UP
Recent vibe is steady. No clear fade in the crowd.
HOW TO USE IT
Open weights. You can use a hosted service, or download it and run it yourself, free.
RUN IT ON YOUR OWN MACHINE
Open weights: download DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp once and it's yours. No subscription, no rate limits, works offline.
284B parameters MoE (13B activated), a Q4 quantization requires roughly 165 GB memory
- BARE MINIMUM
Custom multi-GPU build with 8x Nvidia RTX 3090 24GB
192 GB VRAM
~$5,600 USEDQ4 MoE weights distributed across 8 GPUs, ~22 tok/s, 8k context
- SWEET SPOT
Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra
192 GB UNIFIED RAM
~$6,999 NEWQ4 quant comfortably fitting in unified memory, ~16 tok/s, 32k context
- FULL POWER
Custom multi-GPU workstation with 4x Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada 48G
192 GB VRAM
~$28,000 NEWQ8/FP8 weights with long multimodal context windows, ~45 tok/s, 64k context
LEARN HOW TO SET IT UP
WILL MY BOX RUN DEEPSEEK V4 FLASH VISION EXP?
The three cards above are researched picks. Search the machine you actually have — we only say yes if it should reply at a usable speed, not just load the weights and crawl.
HARDWARE PICKS & PRICES ARE RESEARCHED FROM THE LIVE WEB AND REFRESHED AUTOMATICALLY. TREAT THEM AS BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO WITH IT?
Everyday jobs on each of those rigs: how long DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes, and how good the crowd says it is at that kind of work.
| THE JOB | BARE MINIMUMCustom multi-GPU build with 8x Nvidia RTX 3090 24GB | SWEET SPOTApple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | FULL POWERCustom multi-GPU workstation with 4x Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada 48G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write an emaila paragraph or two, drafted from a one-line brief | ~23 S★★★★★ | ~31 S★★★★★ | ~11 S★★★★★ |
| Summarize a documenta long report boiled down to the points that matter | ~68 S★★★★★ | ~1.6 MIN★★★★★ | ~33 S★★★★★ |
| Build a websitea small landing page, markup and styles together | ~6.1 MIN★★★★★ | ~8.3 MIN★★★★★ | ~3 MIN★★★★★ |
| Build a backendan API with routes, storage and tests | ~19 MIN★★★★★ | ~26 MIN★★★★★ | ~9.3 MIN★★★★★ |
| Build a gamea playable browser game in one file | ~11 MIN★★★★★ | ~16 MIN★★★★★ | ~5.6 MIN★★★★★ |
STARS ARE THE COMMUNITY SCORE FOR THAT KIND OF WORK, DOCKED FOR HOW SQUASHED THE WEIGHTS GET AT EACH TIER. TIMES ARE COMPUTED FROM RESEARCHED SPEEDS. BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
People generally like DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp, with some gripes. Biggest praise: speed. Biggest gripe: working when you need it.
606 POSTS · 331 COMMENTS · REDDIT · HACKER NEWS · X · LEMMY · GITHUB · BLUESKY · BLOG
PEOPLE LOVE
- People feel it is worth the money (10 mentions)
- Answers come back fast (5 mentions)
- Usually gives correct answers (3 mentions)
- Good at writing and wording things (3 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
10 thumbs up · 7 thumbs down
- SpeedPEOPLE LOVE THIS
5 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightMOSTLY POSITIVE
3 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- WritingPEOPLE LOVE THIS
3 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
- Help with codePEOPLE LOVE THIS
3 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
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- X · 2026-08-21 · 1360 UPVOTESDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is now available in OpenCode Go
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is now available in OpenCode Go
- REDDIT · 2026-08-21 · 383 UPVOTESDeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is now live on the DeepSeek API Platform!
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is now live on the DeepSeek API Platform!
- HACKER NEWS · 2026-08-21 · 311 UPVOTESDeepSeek-v4-flash-vision-exp
DeepSeek-v4-flash-vision-exp
- X · 2026-08-21 · 241 UPVOTESDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is live on OpenRouter! @deepseek_ai’s new model supports Image input at V4 Flash pricing, m
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is live on OpenRouter! @deepseek_ai’s new model supports Image input at V4 Flash pricing, m
- X · 2026-08-21 · 230 UPVOTESDEEPSEEK CHALLENGES ANTHROPIC WITH NEW AI MODEL DeepSeek has unveiled an experimental multimodal AI model capable of ana
DEEPSEEK CHALLENGES ANTHROPIC WITH NEW AI MODEL DeepSeek has unveiled an experimental multimodal AI model capable of ana
- REDDIT · 2026-08-21 · 113 UPVOTESPSA: Vision now on API
PSA: Vision now on API
- X · 2026-08-22 · 107 UPVOTESDeepSeek V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is an interesting step for AI agents. The part that caught my attention isn't just the new
DeepSeek V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is an interesting step for AI agents. The part that caught my attention isn't just the new
- REDDIT · 2026-09-01 · 63 UPVOTESunsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp-GGUF
unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp-GGUF
- X · 2026-08-21 · 55 UPVOTESDeepSeek's new V4-Flash-Vision-Exp matches V4-Flash benchmarks, but adds vision capabilities with performance similar to
DeepSeek's new V4-Flash-Vision-Exp matches V4-Flash benchmarks, but adds vision capabilities with performance similar to
- X · 2026-08-21 · 50 UPVOTESThe new DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp now available in Command Code.
The new DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp now available in Command Code.
- X · 2026-08-21 · 47 UPVOTESTime to take deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp for a spin in @NousResearch Hermes Agent 🤩
Time to take deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp for a spin in @NousResearch Hermes Agent 🤩
- X · 2026-08-21 · 32 UPVOTESDeepSeek v4 Flash Vision Exp! 👀 Completely unexpected and out of the blue!
DeepSeek v4 Flash Vision Exp! 👀 Completely unexpected and out of the blue!