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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.

Claude Opus 5.2 Release Date: Rumor vs What Anthropic Says

No Claude Opus 5.2 release date exists: as of Sept 18, 2026, Anthropic lists no such model, ID, or price. The routing rumor, the Foundry slug, next steps.

Claude Opus 5.2 vs Claude Opus 5: What to Test First

A point-release migration guide for teams already running Claude Opus 5: separate community routing reports from documented facts, and prepare the evaluation and rollback path before any Opus 5.2 route exists.

Claude Opus 6 Release Watch: What Can We Expect?

A dated Claude Opus 6 release watch separating official records from naming speculation and showing what developers can prepare without inventing an API product.

Gemini 4 Release Date: What Google Confirmed vs Rumors

Google confirmed Gemini 4 pre-training in July 2026 but no release date, model ID or API. Separate facts from expectations and prepare your evaluation.

Gemini 4 vs Claude Fable 5.1: Add an Agent Route or Hold?

Gemini 4 has no API or published contract; Claude Fable 5.1 is documented and callable. How agent teams should baseline cache and recovery cost, then decide.

Gemini 4 vs GPT-6 Astra: Use Now or Wait?

Gemini 4 is unreleased with no API; GPT-6 Astra is documented and callable. Decide what to run now and what Gemini 4 must prove before you switch.

DeepSeek Status and Fallback Options for Coding Workloads

Monitor DeepSeek API availability and plan fallback strategies for coding agent workloads. Covers status checking, common outage patterns, fallback model selection, and production continuity planning.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Migration Guide: Pro, Flash & Vision

Which DeepSeek model IDs changed on the direct API and on EvoLink, how to test V4.1 Flash against your current model, and how to roll out and fall back.

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.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Flash: Image or Text?

A production routing guide for choosing DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for image-dependent work or DeepSeek V4 Flash for text-only traffic.

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.

DeepSeek V4 Flash & Pro vs GPT-5.4 vs Claude Opus 4.6: Official Pricing and Capability Comparison

An official-source comparison of DeepSeek V4 Flash and Pro, GPT-5.4, and Claude Opus 4.6 for pricing, context, output limits, and practical model selection.

How to Use DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp API with Images

Prepare image URL and Base64 requests for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp on EvoLink, compare protocol shapes, inspect usage, and handle common integration errors.

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.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs Sunburst: Which Should You Choose?

A practical guide to choosing between GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst, with workload recommendations, an evaluation worksheet, cost calculations, and rollout decisions.

GPT Image 2.5 Release Date and Current Status: Released September 8, 2026

Is GPT Image 2.5 out? Yes, since September 8, 2026. This page records what OpenAI released, what changed from GPT Image 2, what the pre-release signals turned out to be, and how to run Flare and Sunburst through EvoLink.

ChatGPT Image 2 Release Date and Official Status: What Developers Need to Know

Clarifying the ChatGPT Image 2 naming confusion: official model name, release timeline, what changed from GPT Image 1.5, key capabilities, and where to go next.

MAI Image 2.5: What Developers Should Know About Arena Rank, API Status, and Pricing

MAI Image 2.5 ranks near the top of Arena's image editing leaderboard. This guide explains what developers should know about confirmed facts, API status, pricing signals, and model choice.

Mona Lisa 1 Release Status: Arena Test, Facts and Unknowns

EvoLink generated an image with mona-lisa-1 in Arena. See what the test confirms, why its official release remains unknown, and what developers should verify next.

Claude Fable 5.1 vs GPT-6 Astra: Coding, Agents & Cost

Both list at $10/$50 and both are callable on EvoLink. Cache reads cost 4x more on GPT-6 Astra; agent controls and benchmark evidence differ. Run a matched evaluation.

How to Use the GPT-6 Astra API: First Call, Effort Levels & Migration from GPT-5.6

Call gpt-6-astra through EvoLink in Python, Node.js, or cURL. Learn which features need the Responses API, how to pick a reasoning effort, what to change when migrating from GPT-5.6, and how the 272K long-context band and prompt caching change your bill.

GPT-6 Astra Release Date: September 3, Specs & Rollout

OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on September 3, 2026. See the confirmed specs, the rollout by channel (API, Azure, Bedrock, IDEs), and how to call it on EvoLink.

GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Opus 5: Coding, Agents & Cost

Compare 1.05M vs 1M context, $10/$50 vs $5/$25 list pricing, tooling, and when to route GPT-6 Astra or keep Claude Opus 5 as a fallback.