Abstract:
When the official version of V4 Pro was released in mid-August, DeepSeek also launched DeepSeek Harness (DSH), which is the official supporting client, but it used to be a web interface, and now it can finally wait for the official desktop client. Compared with large models, DeepSeek Harness has gained more popularity in the past month. It has obtained more than 100,000 Github Stars in a few days. The concept of everything being a plug-in also gives developers great freedom. In the early days, the official did not have its own desktop client, so the community developed multiple third-party desktop clients.
But third-party ones are never as reliable as the official ones.
After the upgrade a few days ago, netizens discovered that DeepSeek Harness already has a desktop client branch
, but it does not provide a finished product, and you have to compile it from the source code yourself.The latest news shows that the main branch of the official warehouse has added complete apps/desktop, which will support the three major platforms of macOS Apple Silicon, Intel and Windows x64. Unfortunately, there is no Linux system support for the time being.
After it is officially launched, it should be available at
download.deepseek.com
The page provides downloads, but no download version has been submitted yet, but I certainly won’t have to wait long.Compared with the desktop client of the third-party community, the official desktop client of DeepSeek Harness also uses Electron to package the previous web interface.
However, the official desktop does not use local ports, but uses the customized dsh-app:// protocol to transmit data, which is more secure.
In addition, the official desktop version is packaged as a whole with the runtime, backend, etc., making version maintenance easy. Third-party communities are often separated and prone to bugs, so the official version is safer.
In addition, although DeepSeek V4.1 Flash can also be used casually in other clients, DeepSeek has previously said that the V4.1 Flash large model is jointly optimized with its own DSH.
The test results they published also show that the performance of DSH minimal mode is the best
, those who pursue ultimate performance cannot bypass the official client.Another advantage is that the cache hit rate of the DSH client is higher. This is the conclusion of many netizens after their experience. Although there is no detailed data to support it, after using DSH for a period of time, I personally feel that using V4.1 Flash in DSH is indeed faster. It is normal for the hit rate to be over 95%.
There is still a controversy in the last few days. Netizens have discussed whether V4.1 Flash can open Max, the highest level of thinking chain. The thinking ability at Max intensity is definitely the strongest, but it is for various long-term and difficult tasks, and the time and token consumption are also very high.
Normal use of High mode is very high
, even the performance of ordinary tasks under High thinking intensity is better.If it is some simple conversations and tasks, you can try Low mode, or even turn it off, and the answering speed will be smoother. Most netizens use V4.1 Flash for tasks that are not very complicated. There is really no need to use the highest thinking intensity. High and Low are enough for daily use, and can save some money and time.
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