# DeepSeek-V4-Flash — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For DeepSeek-V4-Flash, provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry; lifecycle status is GA; shutdown / retirement date is 2028-02-20; platform / deployment scope is Azure / Microsoft Foundry, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** Microsoft Azure / Foundry
- **Model ID / API name:** DeepSeek-V4-Flash _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Human-readable model name:** DeepSeek-V4-Flash _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** GA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2028-02-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** Azure / Microsoft Foundry _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> DeepSeek-V4-Flash | DeepSeek-V3.1 | 1 | Retired | 2026-07-13 | DeepSeek-V4-Flash | DeepSeek-V3.2 | 1 | GA | — | — | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | 1 | GA | — | — | DeepSeek-V4-Flash | 2026-04-23 | GA | 2028-02-20 |

## Source

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
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