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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (high) vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium)

Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.287 vs $1.132. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (high) is faster at 32.78s vs 66.52s, with pass rates of 74.2% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#52
Total Output Tokens
452,940
Response Time (avg)
32.78s
Total Cost
$0.287
Rank
#48
Total Output Tokens
170,373
Response Time (avg)
66.52s
Total Cost
$1.132
Recommended model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.5 vs 8.6), while costing about 3.9x less than Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash high Release: 2026-09-10 Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview medium Release: 2026-04-20
Score 8.5 8.6
Rank #52 #48
Reliability 9.6 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 74.2% 83.3%
Flaky tests 3 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.912 7.653
Total Cost $0.287 $1.132
Input Price $0.150 / 1M $1.028 / 1M
Output Price $0.600 / 1M $6.162 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 100,111 79,249
Output Tokens 6,642 5,097
Reasoning Tokens 446,298 165,276
Response Time (avg) 32.78s 66.52s
Response Time (max) 205.53s 238.07s
Response Time (total) 721.15s 1463.50s
Parameters 748B total (16B active) ~1T total (~40B active)
Availability Open source Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#52 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

high
Cost
$0.035
Time
111.0s
Tokens
29,201 tok

#48 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

medium
Cost
$0.024
Time
76.5s
Tokens
3,861 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 49.19s 7,509 376 108,285
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 146.48s 7,895 427 52,957

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