DeepSeek unveils an experimental multimodal version of its V4 Flash model, saying it nears the performance of Anthropic's Opus 4.8 on multimodal agentic tests (Bloomberg)

DeepSeek has unveiled an experimental multimodal version of its V4 Flash model, which reportedly approaches the performance of Anthropic's Opus 4.8. This new AI model is capable of understanding visual prompts and is being compared to an advanced model from its US rival, Anthropic PBC, on multimodal benchmarks and agentic tests.