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Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsQwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a larger context window than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking (1.0M tokens vs 66K tokens).

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashQwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input price$0.15/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Output price$0.6/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens66K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Sep 2025
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
2.5× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
Output
$1.50
Where to run it

24 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 Next 80B A3B Thinking2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.15 in·$1.20 out·131k·99.3% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.15 in·$1.20 out·262k·99.8% up

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

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Common questions

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is developed by Qwen. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking's 66K. 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 Next 80B A3B Thinking 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.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs $0.15/M input tokens. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is $0.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 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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