DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen Plus 0728
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek against Qwen Plus 0728 by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen Plus 0728Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, DeepSeek V4 Flash has the edge — newer, major provider backing.
DeepSeek V4 Flash is 4.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Input
$0.14
2.9× cheaper
Output
$0.28
4.3× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.20
DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on both — 2.9× input, 4.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
Qwen Plus 0728 uses 67.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen Plus 0728
54%Vocabulary55%
17wSentence Length20w
0.52Hedging0.43
3.6Bold5.9
2.6Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.68
0.41Headings0.84
0.19Transitions0.16
Based on 27 + 22 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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