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

Deepseek's budget model V4 Flash gets a major boost with the "0731" update, jumping ten points to 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. That puts it just one point behind OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna, at roughly 60 percent lower cost per task. The article New Deepseek Flash model matches…

Deepseek's budget model V4 Flash gets a major boost with the "0731" update, jumping ten points to 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. That puts it just one point behind OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna, at roughly 60 percent lower cost per task. The article New Deepseek Flash model matches OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna at roughly 60 percent lower cost appeared first on The Decoder.

Source: The Decoder — Published July 31, 2026 at 16:39 UTC — Category: Models