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+date: 2026-08-11
+timezone: Europe/Berlin
+author: rein-aharness
+status: final
+sources_checked:
+  - docs/sources-allowlist.md
+  - automated field scan via llm-connect
+---
+
+# Freedom Intelligence Daily Brief — 2026-08-11
+
+> Automated brief (activity-core schedule → rein-aharness). Deltas only.
+
+## Headline deltas
+
+- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B released with MIT license, offering a new mid-size open value candidate.
+- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B is a strong candidate for the 'mid open value' slot, previously considered for DeepSeek-V3.
+- Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct collection remains deferred due to persistent HF gate issues, impacting edge micro-agent coverage.
+- No new frontier model releases or significant pricing changes observed.
+- No new training methods or harness capabilities detected.
+
+## Frontier & commercial (axis A)
+
+*(none)*
+
+## Edge / local / open (axis B)
+
+| Item | Delta | Sources | Lab relevance |
+| ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
+| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B | New release, MIT license. Positioned as a mid-size open value candidate. | Hugging Face org feed: deepseek-ai (unverified: specific release date 2026-08-10 or 2026-08-11) | This model could fill the 'mid open value' slot in the reserve, potentially replacing or complementing DeepSeek-V3. Its MIT license makes it suitable for collection. |
+
+## Training & specialization (axis C)
+
+*(none)*
+
+## Harness & fleet (axis D)
+
+*(none)*
+
+## Collection candidates
+
+| id | org | name | priority | reason | approx size | license |
+| -- | --- | ---- | -------- | ------ | ----------- | ------- |
+| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B | deepseek-ai | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B | high | New release, MIT license, strong mid-size open value candidate. Fills a strategic gap identified in the baseline and reserve plan (DeepSeek V4-Flash-0731 as mid open value candidate). | ~24 GiB (fp16) / ~12 GiB (Q4) | MIT |
+
+## Lab implications
+
+- Prioritize cataloging DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B as a collection candidate, given its MIT license and strategic fit.
+- Evaluate DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B against Kimi K3 for general chat and reasoning tasks, especially for scenarios where a smaller, MIT-licensed model is preferred.
+- Continue monitoring for resolution of the HF gate issue preventing collection of Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct to address the edge micro-agent coverage gap.