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Open Source Just Matched Frontier Code

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The open-source coding gap just closed. DeepSeek V4-Pro scored 80.6% on SWE-bench Verified.

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The open-source coding gap just closed.

DeepSeek V4-Pro scored 80.6% on SWE-bench Verified. Claude Opus 4.6, one of the best closed-source models in the world, scored 80.8%. That is a 0.2-point gap. This is not a near-miss. It is a match. And V4-Pro does not cost $5 per million input tokens like GPT-5.5. It costs $1.74. Output runs $3.48 versus $30. For coding workloads at scale, you are paying one-sixth the price for frontier performance, from a model you can download and run inside your own infrastructure.

On Codeforces competitive programming, V4-Pro rated 3,206. GPT-5.4 rated 3,168. V4-Pro is now the highest-rated open-source model in competitive programming history, and it outscored OpenAI's closest equivalent.

The export controls designed to cap China's AI development depend on limiting access to Nvidia hardware. DeepSeek V4 is the first release with explicit Huawei Ascend optimization. That is not a footnote. That is the signal.

The gap is closed. Stay sharp.

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<p>The open-source coding gap just closed.</p>
<span class="cue">[ON-SCREEN TEXT: "80.6% vs 80.8%"]</span>
<p>DeepSeek V4-Pro scored 80.6% on SWE-bench Verified. Claude Opus 4.6, one of the best closed-source models in the world, scored 80.8%. That is a 0.2-point gap. This is not a near-miss. It is a match. And V4-Pro does not cost $5 per million input tokens like GPT-5.5. It costs $1.74. Output runs $3.48 versus $30. For coding workloads at scale, you are paying one-sixth the price for frontier performance, from a model you can download and run inside your own infrastructure.</p>
<span class="cue">[ON-SCREEN TEXT: "Codeforces: 3,206"]</span>
<p>On Codeforces competitive programming, V4-Pro rated 3,206. GPT-5.4 rated 3,168. V4-Pro is now the highest-rated open-source model in competitive programming history, and it outscored OpenAI's closest equivalent.</p>
<p>The export controls designed to cap China's AI development depend on limiting access to Nvidia hardware. DeepSeek V4 is the first release with explicit Huawei Ascend optimization. That is not a footnote. That is the signal.</p>
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<p>The gap is closed. Stay sharp.</p>

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  <p><strong>Expression.</strong> Controlled intensity — the look of someone who has just confirmed something serious. Slightly raised brow, lips pressed together, composure held.</p>
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  <div class="thumb-text">GAP CLOSED</div>
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  <div class="thumb-text">1/6 THE COST</div>
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A photorealistic tight close-up portrait of a poised woman in her early 30s, focused expression, dark navy blazer, minimal styling, no jewelry. Near-black charcoal background with a faint cyan accent at low opacity — no environmental detail, vertical framing keeps the frame simple. Face fills 60% of frame width. Key light from upper-left at approximately 5000K, soft fill on the right at 25%. Eyes locked to camera. Controlled intensity in the expression — the look of someone presenting significant findings. 9:16 portrait orientation. Ultrarealistic, sharp focus, shallow depth of field, clean rendering.

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DeepSeek V4-Pro matches Claude Opus at coding for one-sixth the price. #DeepSeekV4

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#DeepSeekV4 #OpenSourceAI #AIRace #Shorts