Daily AI News | DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 with updated project development capabilities
# Daily AI News | DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 with updated project development capabilities
## Lead Story
### DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 with updated project development capabilities
DeepSeek has released V4.1-Flash-1017 on its website, app and API, with model weights also available for download. The company says the update uses reinforcement learning with self-feedback to improve development of complete projects, from games to 3D models, while improving benchmark results and reducing task completion time and output length versus its predecessor. It recommends DeepSeek Harness v0.2.1-rc.1 or later for the best experience with the new model.
**AI take:** Test it on a complete project you maintain; vendor benchmarks cannot replace checking how it handles your own codebase.
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### DeepSeek opens Search and Fetch APIs and sets per-call pricing
DeepSeek has opened its Search and Fetch APIs to all developers, pricing each endpoint at $0.75 per 1,000 calls. For DeepSeek API users, server-side Search and Fetch tool calls through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code or Codex are currently free; per-call billing begins on October 31, 2026, at 16:00 UTC.
**AI take:** The free period has an end date, so check your integration method and expected call volume before relying on it.
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