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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (low) vs Qwen3.8 Max (low)

Qwen3.8 Max (low) leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.224 vs $0.702. Qwen3.8 Max (low) is faster at 21.83s vs 26.77s, with pass rates of 74.2% vs 80.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#51
Total Output Tokens
347,963
Response Time (avg)
26.77s
Total Cost
$0.224
Rank
#49
Total Output Tokens
83,821
Response Time (avg)
21.83s
Total Cost
$0.702
Recommended model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.5 vs 8.6), while costing about 3.1x less than Qwen3.8 Max (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash low Release: 2026-09-10 Qwen3.8 Max Qwen3.8 Max low Release: 2026-08-04
Score 8.5 8.6
Rank #51 #49
Reliability 9.5 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 74.2% 80.3%
Flaky tests 3 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.492 4.384
Total Cost $0.224 $0.702
Input Price $0.150 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.600 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 99,715 99,181
Output Tokens 6,381 6,132
Reasoning Tokens 341,582 77,689
Response Time (avg) 26.77s 21.83s
Response Time (max) 149.84s 155.75s
Response Time (total) 589.01s 480.37s
Parameters 748B total (16B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Open source Closed

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#51 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

low
Cost
$0.017
Time
43.6s
Tokens
14,069 tok

#49 Qwen3.8 Max

low
Cost
$0.026
Time
68.5s
Tokens
4,280 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 40.66s 7,509 378 81,978
Qwen3.8 Max 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 28.69s 8,127 512 15,952

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