AI Model
DeepSeek V4
byDeepSeek
Rumored to be released on February, 2026
Why it's rumored
Reports attributing the info to The Information via financial/tech media citing "people with direct knowledge".
What to expect
Dominance in coding, especially with long prompts/complete repos (long-context applied to engineering).
Timeline
January 20, 2026
Internal benchmarks leak
Reports claim V4 outperforms Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o in coding tasks during internal testing.
January 14, 2026
The Information reports V4 plans
The Information reveals DeepSeek plans to release V4 around Lunar New Year (Feb 17), citing sources with direct knowledge.