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DeepSeek · Model retirement

deepseek-reasoner

Stopped working

Calls to the model deepseek-reasoner on DeepSeek stopped working on July 24, 2026.

What to use instead of deepseek-reasoner

deepseek-v4-flash, named first, is answered by a newer model already. deepseek-reasoner, named first, stopped working on 2026-07-24. No replacement that holds is named yet.

Facts

API
DeepSeek api.deepseek.com
Model
deepseek-reasoner
Kind
Model retirement
Announced
April 24, 2026
Takes effect
July 24, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Announcement
Last updated

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