The next “big” wave is coming

Is the next “big one” coming? DeepSeek V5 appears in the official code base, and the new generation flagship model is expected to debut in November. According to news on October 28, careful netizens recently discovered that DeepSeek has recently been replaced with a new large model fingerprint, triggering widespread speculation that it is about to release a blockbuster new model. Currently, new codes including DeepSeek-V5, V5-open and V5-next have officially appeared in the DeepSeek Harness official code base. Judging from the code structure, the current V5-related content currently mainly acts as a placeholder, but this clearly shows that the release mechanism of the new model is ready. When it is officially launched in the future, the official only needs to modify the /models configuration on the server to push V5 directly, without forcing the client to release the version. Specifically, the code system covers two completely different delivery paths: DeepSeek-v5-open takes the version-free route, while DeepSeek-v5-next is a path that requires upgrading the client. Of course, the existing code can only prove that DeepSeek has paved the way for the release of the V5 series of large models, but it does not mean that the series will be launched immediately. Looking back at its recent pace, V4.1Flash, released on September 17, although using a completely new architecture, still uses the 4.0 series in naming. Taking into account the feedback from the release of the official version of the previous generation Pro, it is also a reasonable direction for the official to directly name the new generation flagship model DeepSeek V5Pro in the future. Industry analysts believe that given that the Flash version has just been released, the V5Pro series will most likely not be launched immediately within October, and it is not expected to officially meet the public until November at the earliest. If progress goes well, V5Pro and V5Flash may be updated together in mid-November, making the product naming sequence clearer. via AI News (author: AI Base)