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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Summary

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview benchmark comparison: Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads on average score with 8.5 vs 7.7. DeepSeek V4 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.029 vs $0.960. DeepSeek V4 Flash is faster at 45.85s vs 59.63s, with pass rates of 74.6% vs 81.0%.

Recommended model: DeepSeek V4 Flash - Its score stays close to the best score here (7.7 vs 8.5), while costing about 33.6x less than Qwen3.6 Max Preview.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek V4 Flash high Release: 2026-04-24 Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview medium Release: 2026-04-20
Score 7.7 8.5
Rank #32 #15
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.5 9.3
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 74.6% 81.0%
Flaky tests 4 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 0.299 7.024
Total Cost $0.029 $0.960
Input Price $0.099 / 1M $1.040 / 1M
Output Price $0.197 / 1M $6.240 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 39,745 42,362
Output Tokens 10,310 2,273
Reasoning Tokens 123,501 144,367
Response Time (avg) 45.85s 59.63s
Response Time (max) 218.13s 238.07s
Response Time (total) 962.79s 1252.17s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#32 DeepSeek V4 Flash

high
Cost
$0.003
Time
93.1s
Tokens
7,926 tok

#15 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

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

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 28.51s 540 140 7,770
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.13s 672 228 10,075
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 50.60s 7,279 395 34,862
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 146.48s 7,895 427 52,957
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 76.57s 14,016 465 7,347
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 121.49s 14,934 390 14,575
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 28.03s 7,290 201 1,179
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.15s 7,782 270 10,106
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 4.1 4.4 44.5% 2 100.31s 666 27 59,249
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 95.91s 771 60 30,371
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 6.1 3.1 66.7% 1 25.15s 471 79 632
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 32.24s 516 129 3,510
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.36s 627 63 1,622
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 24.31s 699 103 5,848
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 26.11s 594 196 1,767
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 24.32s 696 329 7,693
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 74.73s 8,079 228 542
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 18.32s 8,193 309 1,571
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 54.46s 183 8,516 8,531
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 60.56s 204 28 7,661

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