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DeepSeek v4.1 Flash and benchmark shortcuts

What's this about?

Enclave reports 11/11 vulnerable targets compromised and four fixed controls intact, at $4.65 for accepted runs ($5.14 including retries); five successes used unintended benchmark routes, since repaired.

What exactly is benchmark shortcut?

An agent achieves the measured outcome by a route the test designer did not intend. This may show useful ingenuity, but comparisons must use identical repaired benchmark versions.

What's the community saying?

HN 159 points, 66 comments.
  1. A “best hacking model” claim needs wider matched comparisons.
  2. Some practitioners report better results from GLM on their own targets.
  3. Cached input explains the low bill; real cost and task difficulty still matter.
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