What is the difference between DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 is developed by Qwen. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Qwen3 235B A22B 2507?

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 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.

How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost compared to Qwen3 235B A22B 2507?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 costs $0.00015/M input tokens. Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 is $0.15/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 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.

Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsQwen3 235B A22B 2507

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 is cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at $0.00015/M vs $0.15/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 compared across 6 shared prompts
Spec	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	Qwen3 235B A22B 2507
Input price	$0.15/M tokens	$0.00015/M tokens
Output price	$0.6/M tokens	$0.00085/M tokens
Context window	1.0M tokens	—
Weights	Open	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Jul 2025

Our Verdict

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507

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

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 costs 706x less per token.

Too close to call

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Input

$0.15

Output

$0.60

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507

Input

$0.000

1000× cheaper

Output

$0.001

706× cheaper

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 is cheaper on both: 1000× input, 706× output.

Where to run it

32 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash23 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

Morph$0.12 in$0.48 out1M98.4% up Relacefp4$0.13 in$0.52 out1M99.9% up Sail Researchfp4$0.13 in$0.75 out1M99.9% up DeepInfrafp8$0.14 in$0.42 out1M99.7% up Alibaba Cloud$0.15 in$0.60 out1M99.9% up DeepSeek$0.15 in$0.60 out1M100% up

17 more hosts

StreamLakefp8$0.15 in$0.60 out1M99.5% up Wafer$0.20 in$0.60 out1M99.8% up CoreWeavefp8$0.20 in$0.65 out1M99.1% up OpenInferencefp4$0.20 in$0.80 out1M99.4% up Fireworks$0.22 in$0.66 out1M98.4% up Phala$0.28 in$1.10 out1M99.4% up GMI Cloudfp8$0.28 in$1.14 out1M99.7% up Novitafp8$0.28 in$1.14 out1M100% up AtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.8% up Basetenfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M98.2% up Makora$0.30 in$1.20 out1M98.7% up Modal$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.8% up Parasailfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M93% up SiliconFlowfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.8% up Together$0.30 in$1.20 out1M100% up Venicefp8$0.38 in$1.50 out1M94.5% up DigitalOceandegraded$0.30 in$1.20 out1M98.1% up

Qwen3 235B A22B 25079 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

GMI Cloudfp8$0.09 in$0.35 out262k98.6% up Novitafp8$0.09 in$0.58 out131k96.9% up Parasailfp8$0.14 in$0.80 out131k99.8% up Alibaba Cloud$0.15 in$0.60 out131k99.9% up StreamLake$0.21 in$0.84 out128k99.1% up Google Vertex AI$0.22 in$0.88 out262k99.6% up

3 more hosts

DeepInfrafp8degraded$0.09 in$0.55 out262k96.4% up Venicefp8degraded$0.15 in$0.75 out128k96.6% up Nebiusfp8degraded$0.20 in$0.60 out262k91.7% up

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

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