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  5. DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsQwen3 235B A22B
Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsQwen3 235B A22B

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a larger context window than Qwen3 235B A22B (1.0M tokens vs 33K tokens).

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashQwen3 235B A22B
Input price$0.15/M tokens—
Output price$0.6/M tokens—
Context window1.0M tokens33K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen3 235B A22B

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

23 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash22 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MMorph$0.12 in·$0.48 out·1M·98.2% upRRelacefp4$0.13 in·$0.52 out·1M·99.9% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.14 in·$0.42 out·1M·99.7% upAlibaba Cloud$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.9% upDeepSeek$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·100% upSStreamLakefp8$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.5% up
16 more hostsFewer hosts
SSail Researchfp4$0.20 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.9% upWWafer$0.20 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.8% upCCoreWeavefp8$0.20 in·$0.65 out·1M·99.2% upFFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·98.3% upPPhala$0.28 in·$1.10 out·1M·99.4% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.28 in·$1.14 out·1M·99.7% upNNovitafp8$0.28 in·$1.14 out·1M·100% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upDDigitalOcean$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.4% upMMakora$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.6% upModal$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upPParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·92.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.9% upBBasetenfp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.4% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.38 in·$1.50 out·1M·95% up
Qwen3 235B A22B1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.46 in·$1.82 out·131k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Qwen. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs Qwen3 235B A22B's 33K. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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