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Novita AI deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp model retirement

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Novita AI retired the model deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp on October 9, 2026. Calls specifying this model fail since that day. Requests using deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are no longer processed.


What to use instead of deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp

Switch to zai-org/glm-5.3-flash, which Novita recommends as the replacement.

In Novita AI's words

Model ID: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp; Retirement date: Oct 9, 2026; Replacement model: zai-org/glm-5.3-flash

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Facts

API
Novita AI api.novita.ai
Model
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp
Released
August 21, 2026 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
October 9, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
Verified
, against Novita AI's own pages

Questions

When does deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp shut down?

Calls to the model deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp on Novita AI stopped working on October 9, 2026.

What happens to calls after October 9, 2026?

They have failed since October 9, 2026.

When was deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp released?

deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp was released on August 21, 2026, according to models.dev.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp on other APIs 2

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  2. No date DeepSeek deepseek-v4-flash-vision-expModel retirement Deprecated, no date

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