DeepSeek users report a possible v4.1-Flash-1017 refresh across its API

RuntimeWire reported signs of a DeepSeek V4.1-Flash refresh at 12:08 a.m. CT on October 17th. DeepSeek announced DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on X at 3:35:54 a.m. CT, about 3 hours 28 minutes later. Our report flagged the dated model label and a possible API refresh before DeepSeek confirmed the release.