deepseek Blog

Apr 30, 2026

How to Run DeepSeek V4 Locally

The practical way to run DeepSeek V4 locally is to use the official open-source weights with a high-performance serving stack such as vLLM, then expose the model through a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint. DeepSeek’s current public materials describe two models in the V4 family: DeepSeek-V4-Pro at 1.6T total parameters / 49B active, and DeepSeek-V4-Flash at 284B total parameters / 13B active, both with 1M-token context and three reasoning modes. vLLM’s current local deployment examples target 8× B200/B300 for Pro and 4× B200/B300 for Flash. If you do not have that kind of hardware, a hosted fallback like CometAPI is the more practical path.

How to Use Deepseek V4 API

For developers, that combination matters for one simple reason: it lowers migration friction while raising the ceiling on what you can build. You are not learning a brand-new API shape. You are updating the model name, keeping the base URL, and shipping against a larger context window with newer reasoning behavior. DeepSeek’s official docs explicitly say to keep the base URL and change the model parameter to deepseek-v4-pro or deepseek-v4-flash.

Deepseek v4 released: What is and How to Access

DeepSeek-V4 is DeepSeek’s new preview flagship model family, officially launched on April 24, 2026. It includes DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, both of which support 1 million tokens of context, expose OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible APIs, and are available on DeepSeek’s app, mobile app, and CometAPI's API. In practical terms, Pro is the higher-capability choice for difficult reasoning and agentic coding, while Flash is the faster, more economical option for high-throughput workloads.

DeepSeek v4 is now available on the web: How to access and test it

DeepSeek V4 gray-scale test has leaked and is actively rolling out in limited form on the official web platform. Select users now see a redesigned interface with **Fast Mode** (default, high-speed daily use), **Expert Mode** (deep reasoning and complex problem-solving), and **Vision Mode** (multimodal image and video handling). This marks the most significant update since DeepSeek-V3.2, with rumored 1 million token context windows, updated knowledge bases, native multimodal capabilities, and a new underlying architecture optimized for speed, logic, and efficiency.

DeepSeek Update: what changed, what’s new, and why it matters

In February 2026, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek rolled out a significant update to its online application and web interface, signaling momentum toward its next-generation model release, DeepSeek V4. While the update comes ahead of the full V4 model, it has already sparked conversation among users and industry watchers for its changes to interaction behavior, long-context capabilities, and preparatory testing for future potential.

DeepSeek V4 Rumored to Launch During Spring Festival — What to Expect?

In the quiet weeks leading up to China’s Spring Festival, the AI industry is buzzing with a familiar mix of rumor, technical leak, and strategic signaling. DeepSeek is preparing to unveil its next flagship, DeepSeek V4, in mid-February. Sources suggest this release will place exceptional emphasis on AI programming and long-context code understanding, with internal benchmarks reportedly positioning V4 ahead of some competitors in coding tasks.