Legacy aliases retired: deepseek-chat, deepseek-reasoner

Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.

What changed

Impact summary

The listed aliases were scheduled for discontinuation on Jul 24, 2026. Replacement: deepseek-v4-flash.

BeforeLegacy non-thinking / thinking aliases

After / replacementdeepseek-v4-flash

Affected models and systems

deepseek-chatdeepseek-reasoner

Migration action

Recommended next step: Replace deepseek-chat, deepseek-reasoner with deepseek-v4-flash; test the required thinking mode.

Source and interpretation

API platform & regional scope

DeepSeek direct API · Direct API; country eligibility not established by the reviewed log.

Not third-party hosting.

Bounded manual review of the registered official sources; not a complete archive.

Unconfirmed regions are not assumed to be global. Automatic monitoring is OFF. Source checks

Official evidence locators

2026/04/24 → API Update; legacy alias discontinuation paragraph — will be discontinued in three months (2026-07-24)

Exact announcement or API start date is not stated unless separately recorded.

Affected endpoints: Not separately specified; check model / capability scope

Action / deadline: Review required · Stated deadline

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