Qwen3.8 Flash Next vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: API price and specs
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 55% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next on input price.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 25% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next on output price.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 46% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 4.9% larger context than Qwen3.8 Flash Next.
| Field | Qwen3.8 Flash Next | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.10 +122.2% | $0.045 |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.16 | $0.30 +89.6% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.20 +33.3% | $0.15 |
| Median output, per 1M | $0.50 | $1.20 +142% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.14 +86.7% | $0.075 |
| Context | 1M +4.6% | 1M |
| Max output | 262K +75% | 1M |
| Providers | 9 +85% | 60 |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, US | APAC, EU, GLOBAL, US |
| Accepts | image, image/bmp, image/heic, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-matroska, video/x-ms-wmv, video/x-msvideo | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | yes |
| Cheapest provider | vultr | openrouter |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
abacus, cortecs, edenai, fireworks-ai, huggingface, requesty, tensorx, trustedrouter, vultr
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Flash Next or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 55% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next on input price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 25% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next on output price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 46% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash Next on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3.8 Flash Next or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
Qwen3.8 Flash Next: 1M tokens; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3.8 Flash Next and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
abacus, cortecs, edenai, fireworks-ai, huggingface, requesty, tensorx, trustedrouter, vultr