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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Flash 0731: Which API Should You Use?

A production decision guide to DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Flash 0731, covering independent results, successful-task cost, coding-agent roles, routing, and rollout.

Product Launch

DeepSeek V4 Rumors vs Reality: What Actually Shipped

A dated fact check of the DeepSeek V4 pre-release story, updated for Flash 0731 and Pro 0813.

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Is Live: Agent and Codex Changes

DeepSeek V4 Pro has moved to the 0813 API build without changing its callable model name. Here is what changed for agents, Responses API, Codex, and production validation.

How to Use the DeepSeek V4 Pro API on EvoLink: First Call to Claude Code

A production-focused guide to calling DeepSeek V4 Pro through the EvoLink unified API, switching Claude Code to it, and avoiding the parameter mappings that silently fail.

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Claude Opus 4.7: Upgrade Guide

A production upgrade guide for teams comparing Claude Opus 4.8 with Claude Opus 4.7 across migration compatibility, coding agents, Fast Mode, cost, and fallback design.

Claude Fable 5 Alternatives for Coding and Agents After Max Access Ends

A decision-first guide to replacing Claude Fable 5 with Opus 4.8, Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, or GLM-5.2.

Claude Sonnet 5 for Coding Agents: Default Route, Escalation, and Fallback Design

How teams should decide which coding-agent workloads start on Claude Sonnet 5, which escalate to Opus/Fable-class routes, and which stay on low-cost or fallback routes.

Claude Code with OpenRouter: Limits, Errors, and Alternatives for Coding Agents

A practical guide to running Claude Code through OpenRouter. Covers common limits, provider errors, cost visibility gaps, and when to consider alternatives like direct Anthropic or a unified API gateway.