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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium) vs Qwen3.8 MAX (low)

Qwen3.8 MAX (low) leads on average score with 8.8 vs 8.7. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.591 vs $1.089. Qwen3.8 MAX (low) is faster at 25.09s vs 32.88s, with pass rates of 73.9% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-24

Compared models

Rank
#65
Total Output Tokens
444,665
Response Time (avg)
32.88s
Total Cost
$0.591
Rank
#61
Total Output Tokens
93,936
Response Time (avg)
25.09s
Total Cost
$1.089
Recommended model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.7 vs 8.8), while costing about 1.8x less than Qwen3.8 MAX (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash medium Release: 2026-09-10 Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX low Release: 2026-08-04
Score 8.7 8.8
Rank #65 #61
Reliability 9.6 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 73.9% 81.2%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.757 5.051
Total Cost $0.591 $1.089
Input Price $0.013 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $1.320 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.013 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 280,643 262,495
Output Tokens 7,342 7,787
Reasoning Tokens 437,323 86,149
Response Time (avg) 32.88s 25.09s
Response Time (max) 276.31s 155.75s
Response Time (total) 756.34s 577.14s
Parameters 748B total (16B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Open source Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#65 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.014
Time
34.7s
Tokens
11,541 tok

#61 Qwen3.8 MAX

low
Cost
$0.026
Time
68.5s
Tokens
4,280 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

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 34.45s 7,509 396 71,345
Qwen3.8 MAX 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 28.69s 8,127 512 15,952

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