diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0d8ef2b..ccea675 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "@blockrun/llm": "^3.19.1",
-        "@blockrun/model-catalog": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/model-catalog/tar.gz/465c45941fb8ea9d6858fe8402abc8ba8934be90",
-        "@blockrun/router-core": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/router-core/tar.gz/65a92c85ea1f187a64e7611302ef6add236b0cba",
+        "@blockrun/model-catalog": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/model-catalog/tar.gz/fd635936832b414e40f8fe6c91fc1ad57347cd63",
+        "@blockrun/router-core": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/router-core/tar.gz/2cd5a1026f755cd39a3f0d6e61cab23a5ad391a9",
         "@colbymchenry/codegraph": "^1.5.0",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
         "@polymarket/builder-relayer-client": "^0.0.10",
@@ -2101,8 +2101,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@blockrun/model-catalog": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/model-catalog/tar.gz/465c45941fb8ea9d6858fe8402abc8ba8934be90",
-      "integrity": "sha512-AVwaxZV75eLEJgEBW+RA4oZ2+IbB2UvkUi/p3fB/+RljoGdD8sMKoECVLKpfDxktjbINxAuS3+wUFm+vv2meqQ==",
+      "resolved": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/model-catalog/tar.gz/fd635936832b414e40f8fe6c91fc1ad57347cd63",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4ZAoBvPYzOmKL+zD90qFKOyyvh2qO6U83BWdXDOTYrII9uHF8iuPX7xFFIr6WC0N2EEBMRc4RexAGdG/j3rg0A==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=20.19.0"
@@ -2110,8 +2110,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@blockrun/router-core": {
       "version": "0.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/router-core/tar.gz/65a92c85ea1f187a64e7611302ef6add236b0cba",
-      "integrity": "sha512-awF37H573S+UN2SVZ9f7rkDsVmyn6Ng6HML5GNitc7Z+nq4FW7adXqOjLe4EzYsOkn7+tDKypd3kS9ihQxD3VQ==",
+      "resolved": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/router-core/tar.gz/2cd5a1026f755cd39a3f0d6e61cab23a5ad391a9",
+      "integrity": "sha512-F2yzY5siV2a8e92szic5AtEvk2DgjeQHIqzAHHuxqBKXsq3M0b5R/CSvm6KO2aE/cqoBtnbh7gNSe+P1qsm/vQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=20.19.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68cdcbb..0fba6e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@blockrun/llm": "^3.19.1",
-    "@blockrun/model-catalog": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/model-catalog/tar.gz/465c45941fb8ea9d6858fe8402abc8ba8934be90",
-    "@blockrun/router-core": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/router-core/tar.gz/65a92c85ea1f187a64e7611302ef6add236b0cba",
+    "@blockrun/model-catalog": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/model-catalog/tar.gz/fd635936832b414e40f8fe6c91fc1ad57347cd63",
+    "@blockrun/router-core": "https://codeload.github.com/BlockRunAI/router-core/tar.gz/2cd5a1026f755cd39a3f0d6e61cab23a5ad391a9",
     "@colbymchenry/codegraph": "^1.5.0",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
     "@polymarket/builder-relayer-client": "^0.0.10",
diff --git a/src/agent/optimize.ts b/src/agent/optimize.ts
index 6ddc0f1..f6a61f8 100644
--- a/src/agent/optimize.ts
+++ b/src/agent/optimize.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const MODEL_MAX_OUTPUT: Record<string, number> = {
   'deepseek/deepseek-chat': 65_536,
   'deepseek/deepseek-reasoner': 65_536,
   'deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro': 65_536,
+  'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash': 65_536,
   // Kimi K3 (flagship, 2026-07) supports 65K output per the BlockRun gateway
   // model entry (max_output: 65536). Without this entry the default 16K cap
   // left users with 4× headroom on the table for long-form coding outputs
diff --git a/src/agent/tokens.ts b/src/agent/tokens.ts
index c94461c..ae85846 100644
--- a/src/agent/tokens.ts
+++ b/src/agent/tokens.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ const MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOWS: Record<string, number> = {
   'deepseek/deepseek-chat': 1_000_000,
   'deepseek/deepseek-reasoner': 1_000_000,
   'deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro': 1_000_000,
+  'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash': 1_000_000,
   // xAI. grok-4.5 / 4.3 / build were missing until 2026-08-20: neither matches
   // any inference pattern below, so a cold catalog cache fell through to the
   // blind 128k default and compacted a 500K–1M window ~4-8x too early.
diff --git a/src/ui/model-picker.ts b/src/ui/model-picker.ts
index 32bfbed..6659b77 100644
--- a/src/ui/model-picker.ts
+++ b/src/ui/model-picker.ts
@@ -155,19 +155,17 @@ const LEGACY_SHORTCUTS: Record<string, string> = {
   'grok-4.1': 'xai/grok-4.3',
   // DeepSeek — paid SKUs route through deepseek/* (gateway aliases serve V4
   // Flash modes upstream); free tier routes through nvidia/*.
-  deepseek: 'deepseek/deepseek-chat',     // V4 Flash Chat (paid, $0.20/$0.40)
+  deepseek: 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash', // V4.1 Flash (paid, $0.14/$0.28)
   r1: 'deepseek/deepseek-reasoner',       // V4 Flash Reasoner (paid)
   // V4 Pro: paid flagship, 1.6T MoE / 49B active, 1M ctx, $1.32/$3.96 (live 2026-10-02).
   'deepseek-v4-pro': 'deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro',
   'dsv4-pro': 'deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro',
   'v4-pro': 'deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro',
-  // V4.1 Flash (live on Base 2026-10-20, $0.14/$0.28): the gateway's own name
-  // for the model deepseek-chat already serves — same upstream, same price,
-  // same non-thinking default. `deepseek` deliberately stays on deepseek-chat:
-  // sol.blockrun.ai does not list v4.1-flash yet, and a bare alias has to
-  // resolve on both chains (the `glm` rule). Explicit pins only until Solana
-  // lists it. NOTE `deepseek-v4-flash` / `dsv4` are FREE aliases (below) and
-  // must not move to this paid id.
+  // V4.1 Flash (live on Base and Solana 2026-10-20, $0.14/$0.28): the
+  // gateway's own name for the model deepseek-chat also serves — same
+  // upstream, same price, same non-thinking default. `deepseek` points here
+  // now that both chains list it (the `glm` rule). NOTE `deepseek-v4-flash` /
+  // `dsv4` are FREE aliases (below) and must not move to this paid id.
   'deepseek-v4.1-flash': 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash',
   'deepseek-v4.1': 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash',
   'v4.1-flash': 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash',
diff --git a/test/local.mjs b/test/local.mjs
index 256916e..2ce5e7c 100644
--- a/test/local.mjs
+++ b/test/local.mjs
@@ -12549,8 +12549,9 @@ test('2026-10-20: deepseek-v4.1-flash is priced and pinnable; the dead nvidia De
   assert.deepEqual(MODEL_PRICING['deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash'], { input: 0.14, output: 0.28 });
   assert.equal(resolveModel('deepseek-v4.1-flash'), 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash');
   assert.equal(resolveModel('v4.1-flash'), 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash');
-  // Base-only for now, so the bare alias stays on the both-chains twin.
-  assert.equal(resolveModel('deepseek'), 'deepseek/deepseek-chat');
+  // Both chains list it (sol.blockrun.ai since 2026-10-20), so the bare alias
+  // takes the canonical id.
+  assert.equal(resolveModel('deepseek'), 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash');
   // Free aliases never move to a paid model.
   assert.notEqual(resolveModel('deepseek-v4-flash'), 'deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash');
   assert.equal(MODEL_PRICING[resolveModel('deepseek-v4-flash')].input, 0);