DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is 13.9× cheaper per million tokens (blended). Qwen3.8 27B leads quality index by 1.0 points (89.0 vs 88.0). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has the larger context window (1,024,000 vs 1,000,000 tokens).
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Qwen3.8 27B
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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423open
DeepSeek · deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash
Qwen3.8 27Bopen
Qwen · qwen__qwen3.8-27b
Identity
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | qwen__qwen3.8-27b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Qwen |
| Slug | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | qwen__qwen3.8-27b |
| Status | live | live |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| License | — | — |
| HuggingFace | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B |
Quality
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | qwen__qwen3.8-27b |
|---|---|---|
| Quality index (0–100) | 88.0 | 89.0 |
Cost
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | qwen__qwen3.8-27b |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M tokens | $0.08 | $0.42 |
| Cached input $ / 1M | $0.02 | $0.09 |
| Output $ / 1M tokens | $0.16 | $3.00 |
Context
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | qwen__qwen3.8-27b |
|---|---|---|
| Max context tokens | 1,024,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max output tokens | 384,000 | 131,072 |
Modalities
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | qwen__qwen3.8-27b |
|---|---|---|
| Input | text | text, image, video |
| Output | text | text |