DeepSeek launched V4-Flash on July 31 — same 284B/13B-active architecture, but post-training alone pushed Agent scores past V4-Pro preview. V4-Pro (1.6T/49B-active) arrives early August. What it means for coding teams.
DeepSeek V4-Flash production release proves that post-training is the real lever. A 13B-active model beating a 1.6T preview through training methodology alone is a paradigm shift — and most teams haven't noticed yet.
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 as open weights in July 2026. What the model card claims, what its custom license requires, and how self-hosting teams should evaluate it.