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+date: 2026-08-06
+timezone: Europe/Berlin
+author: rein-aharness
+status: final
+sources_checked:
+  - docs/sources-allowlist.md
+  - automated field scan via llm-connect
+---
+
+# Freedom Intelligence Daily Brief — 2026-08-06
+
+> Automated brief (activity-core schedule → rein-aharness). Deltas only.
+
+## Headline deltas
+
+- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 official weights released on Hugging Face under MIT license.
+- Model size confirmed at 12B parameters, making it suitable for consumer GPU (R-tier).
+- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 API pricing officially announced, confirming significant cost reduction.
+- The new DeepSeek model is now a confirmed strong R-tier candidate, not an S1 alternative to Kimi K3.
+- Kimi K3 collection remains deferred, still blocked by soft quota.
+
+## Frontier & commercial (axis A)
+
+| Item | Delta | Sources | Lab relevance |
+| ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
+| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 API pricing | Official pricing page updated: $0.12/M token in, $0.30/M token out. This is below previous 'ultra-cheap' DeepSeek V3.x estimates and significantly undercuts budget closed models. | DeepSeek official pricing page (primary) | Confirms the potential for re-routing bulk classify/draft tasks to an even lower-cost API. Update routing policies for cost-sensitive tasks. |
+
+## Edge / local / open (axis B)
+
+| Item | Delta | Sources | Lab relevance |
+| ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
+| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 open weights release | Official weights released on Hugging Face: `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B`. Model is 12B parameters, MIT licensed. Quantized versions (Q4/Q5) are emerging from community. | Hugging Face: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B (primary) | Directly relevant for Axis B. At 12B parameters, it fits the 'Consumer GPU' category (7-14B Q4/Q5) and is a strong candidate for local RAG/coding assist, augmenting DeepSeek-R1-Distill-14B. |
+
+## 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 MIT-licensed open-weight model, 12B parameters, fits R-tier 'Consumer GPU' category. Strong performance for its size and license. Confirmed official release. | 12B parameters (approx 24GB fp16, ~7-8GB Q4) | MIT |
+
+## Lab implications
+
+- Initiate collection of `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B` using `scripts/collect_model.py`, prioritizing a Q4 quantized version if available from official sources or trusted community quantizers.
+- Update `inventory/catalog/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B.yaml` to 'approved' and mark for immediate pull.
+- Review existing API routing for cost-sensitive tasks to leverage the new DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 API pricing.
+- Kimi K3 remains deferred; no change to its collection status. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-12B is an R-tier model, not an S1 replacement.