# DeepSeek releases V4-Pro model with 1M token context and agent focus

> DeepSeek has moved its V4-Pro model into general availability, aiming it squarely at agent workloads. The system carries 1.6 trillion total parameters with about 49 billion active under a mixture-of-experts design, a 1-million-token context window, and support for outputs as long as 384,000 tokens. It offers both thinking and non-thinking modes, letting developers trade deliberation for speed depending on the task. A lighter V4-Flash, with 284 billion parameters and 13 billion active, arrived at the end of July with a roughly 2x cost reduction. The release also comes with a pricing change taking effect August 16, including peak and off-peak billing, a sign that DeepSeek is thinking about the economics of serving these models at scale, not just the benchmarks. DeepSeek made its name by delivering strong capability at strikingly low cost, and V4-Pro continues that playbook while leaning into the agent era, where models are expected to plan, use tools, and run long multi-step tasks. It is another entry in a relentless cadence of Chinese model releases.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: Codersera · Published Sunday, August 16, 2026_

## Wortins' read

DeepSeek has moved its V4-Pro model into general availability, aiming it squarely at agent workloads. The system carries 1.6 trillion total parameters with about 49 billion active under a mixture-of-experts design, a 1-million-token context window, and support for outputs as long as 384,000 tokens. It offers both thinking and non-thinking modes, letting developers trade deliberation for speed depending on the task. A lighter V4-Flash, with 284 billion parameters and 13 billion active, arrived at the end of July with a roughly 2x cost reduction. The release also comes with a pricing change taking effect August 16, including peak and off-peak billing, a sign that DeepSeek is thinking about the economics of serving these models at scale, not just the benchmarks. DeepSeek made its name by delivering strong capability at strikingly low cost, and V4-Pro continues that playbook while leaning into the agent era, where models are expected to plan, use tools, and run long multi-step tasks. It is another entry in a relentless cadence of Chinese model releases.

## Source

[Read the full story at Codersera](https://codersera.com/blog/deepseek-v4-complete-guide-2026/)

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