While the global AI community is focused on the popularity of Kimi K3, domestic large model vendor DeepSeek has announced new developments. Recently, test videos and real machine demonstrations of the official version of DeepSeek V4 have quietly surfaced on social platforms. Multiple sources indicate that the model is expected to be officially released as early as next Monday (the first Monday in mid-July), coming right after the K3 hype, which has attracted significant attention from the industry.
According to leaked test information and feedback from overseas bloggers, the official version of DeepSeek V4 has shown impressive performance in multiple core indicators. Preliminary test results have reached the level of Claude Opus 4.8, especially in 3D generation capabilities, which far exceed those of Opus 4.8. The agent behavior and coding stability have also seen significant improvements. Some more radical opinions suggest that in specific tests (such as game code generation), the official version of V4 has already surpassed Fable5 and GPT-5.6. A blogger demonstrated a "Squid Game" mini-game coding test, where V4 generated 3,000 lines of code at a total cost of only $0.12, highlighting its incredible cost-effectiveness advantage.
In addition to improvements in hard performance, V4 has also undergone subtle adjustments in interaction experience. Testers noticed that its chain-of-thought (CoT) style is now more similar to Claude, no longer just piling up code walls, but instead presenting summary steps such as "writing core functions" and "writing main scene code," significantly enhancing readability. Some analysts believe that V4 may have refined Fable's coding style, resulting in a more concise output appearance.
Looking back at DeepSeek's past strategy, it has consistently broken through with a "working quietly and price killer" approach. If V4 can truly match the current top-tier model standards at a price one order of magnitude lower, it will surely trigger another "DeepSeek Moment 2.0" following V3. The official had previously announced a mid-July release, and the timeline for next Monday aligns with expectations. The final release date still awaits official confirmation.
