DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek against Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max
DeepSeek V4 FlashRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
DeepSeek V4 Flash is 21x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Input
$0.14
14× cheaper
Output
$0.28
21× cheaper
Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on both — 14× input, 21× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
36%
DeepSeek V4 Flash uses 9.4x more transitions
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen3.8 Max
54%Vocabulary48%
17wSentence Length17w
0.52Hedging0.95
3.6Bold4.3
2.6Lists8.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.41Headings1.92
0.19Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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