alt Hacker NewsI've been working with Deepseek V4 Flash (with opencode as the harness). It's been almost indistinguishable from Codex / Claude Code for me. I'm sure I'll run into problems when I get to a stickier ticket to tackle. But so far, it's been quite good, and I find it writes straightforward code.
I do think the Chinese models are good enough for an 80/20 rule use case.
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scottchiefbaker • today at 2:28 AM
I tried Deepseek V4 Flash with very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. It's a surprisingly capable model for the price.
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vagrantJin • today at 12:42 PM
That v4 quality is available to everyone in the world for a pittance is beyond remarkable.
solarkraft • today at 10:58 AM
I use Pro because I’m insensitive to the price difference, but also found Flash very capable in OpenCode.
nunodonato • today at 8:26 AM
it would be a really great option if it didn't lack vision
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I also use DeepSeek v4 flash and v4 pro, but I can’t settle between using Claude Code or OpenCode and it seems like I waste time switching back and forth (especially keeping my personal SKILLs files synced). On one hand, a ton of engineering work has gone into Claude Code, on the other hand all Chinese models I have tried with OpenCode seem well configured out of the box.
I was thrilled to have Gemini Ultra for a month and use as many Opus tokens with AntiGravity as I could use, but I am happier using less capable models like DeepSeek knowing that it is more fun to do more of the work myself, it is a smaller hit on the environment, and incredibly cheaper.