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DeepSeek V4.1F reportedly used 1.2 billion tokens trying to reverse-engineer a 20-year-old binary
A user says the first run hit diminishing returns; a retry used another 500 million tokens, mostly recovering the game.
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A user described using DeepSeek to reverse-engineer a 20-year-old binary, naming a Ballance installer as the target. They said the effort used 1.2 billion tokens at peak hours, estimating $11.62 at API rates with V4.1F. After the first run hit diminishing returns, they said a retry using another 500 million tokens was mostly recovering the original game. Separately, OpenCode announced $100 of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash usage on October 30.
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