DeepSeek unveils vision-enabled AI model claimed to match Anthropic’s top tier

China’s DeepSeek has introduced an experimental model equipped with visual comprehension, claiming its new system closely rivals the capabilities of an advanced model developed by Claude-maker Anthropic. The new release represents an upgraded multimodal build of the company’s flagship text-based V4 Flash architecture. It enables the system to process, evaluate and execute tasks based on visual inputs such as still photographs and screen captures.

Maintaining core strengths while adding vision