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DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsQwen3.8 27B
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 5x cheaper per token. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
2 – 0
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads
Cheaper per token
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
5x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · —
DeepSeek · Qwen
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek · released 2026-09-10
textvision
Qwen3.8 27B
Qwen · released 2026-08-14
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
2 shared · 1 only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · 2 only Qwen3.8 27B| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Qwen3.8 27B | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 2 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% ↗ | 89.2% ↗ | +1.7 pt | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 90.6% ↗ | 73% ↗ | +17.6 pt | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reports · 1 | ||||
| DeepSWE v1.1 | 74.2% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3.8 27B reports · 2 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | not reported | 1439.3 ↗ | — | — |
| SWE-Bench Pro | not reported | 61.7% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash minus Qwen3.8 27B in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Qwen3.8 27B | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262K tokens | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Max output | 384K tokens | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.14 ↗ | $0.424 ↗ | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Output price / 1M | $0.28 ↗ | $1.7 ↗ | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.003 ↗ | — | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $0.42 | $2.12 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2026-09-10 | 2026-08-14 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 3 | 4 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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