Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $0.28 per million on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.14 per million on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.03 per million on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 2.6s on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 70.5 tok/s on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek · text, image → text

DeepSeek’s officially released new multimodal visual-understanding model, DeepSeek‑V4‑Flash‑Vision‑Exp, is experimental in nature and supports multimodal inputs. In pure-text capabilities (agents, reasoning, world knowledge, etc.), DeepSeek‑V4‑Flash‑Vision‑Exp is on par with the official DeepSeek‑V4‑Flash release.

Input$0.14 /M
Output$0.28 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.14
$0.34
Output /M
$0.28
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.03
$0.03
Context length
1,000,000
983,616
Max output
384,000
131,072
Time to First Token
2.6 s
2.4 s
Throughput
70.5 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
July 31, 2026
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
$12.78 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: $0.28/M output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp at 70.5 tok/s and Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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