Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 from DeepSeek and Qwen3.8 Flash from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.




DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen3.8 Flash are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, from DeepSeek, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.0144/M tokens input, $0.576/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
Qwen3.8 Flash, from Qwen, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $0.15/M tokens input, $0.47/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
| Attribute | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.0144/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.576/M tokens | $0.47/M tokens |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 34.3 | Not available |
| Coding Index | 69.1 | Not available |
| Agentic Index | 41.0 | Not available |
| Latency (p50) | 1.76 s | 1.63 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 16.0 tok/s | 44.0 tok/s |
Benchmark data updated
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen3.8 Flash trade off on price: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.0144/M tokens input and $0.576/M tokens output, while Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15/M tokens input and $0.47/M tokens output, so DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper for input tokens and Qwen3.8 Flash is cheaper for output tokens.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for Qwen3.8 Flash.
Qwen3.8 Flash is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 44.0 tokens per second compared with 16.0 tokens per second for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.