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Aug 14, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek V4 Pro Launches with Agent Boost and Performance Near Anthropic’s Fable 5

DeepSeek quietly released the V4 Pro‑0813 model via its API, offering 1 M token context, enhanced agent capabilities that nearly match Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5, unchanged pricing for now but with a hinted future hike, and a launch that directly coincides with Grok 4.6, highlighting a shifting AI competition toward agent performance and cost efficiency.