DeepSeek unveils updated model in latest advancement towards AI agents


Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has launched an update to its foundation model, V3, improving its agentic capabilities and addressing bugs based on user feedback, as the company sharpens its focus on AI agents.
Released on Monday, DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus comes just two months after the previous version, V3.1, which was recognised by leading AI benchmark firm Artificial Analysis as the start-up’s most advanced model to date.

DeepSeek described V3.1 as the company’s “first step towards the agent era”, laying the groundwork to support software that helps users automate specific tasks.

The Hangzhou-based start-up said the updated model featured improved coding and search capabilities, as well as enhanced language consistency.

Before the update, users had shared screenshots showing instances where DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot produced responses containing illegible symbols and occasionally switched between Chinese and English without being prompted.

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According to DeepSeek’s self-reported scores, V3.1-Terminus showed slight improvements on several popular benchmarks.

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