Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen Turbo

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

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DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek · text → text

(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-flash-0731)DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.

Input$0.142 /M
Output$0.284 /M
Cache read$0.0284 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen Turbo
Qwen · text → text

Input$0.046 /M
Output$0.092 /M
Cache read$0.0092 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen Turbo
Input /M
$0.142
$0.046
Output /M
$0.284
$0.092
Cache read /M
$0.0284
$0.0092
Context length
1,000,000
0
Max output
384,000
0
Time to First Token
1.0 s
0.5 s
Throughput
66.5 tok/s
109.0 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
long context
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
April 24, 2026
November 1, 2024

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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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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Cost calculator

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

Qwen Turbo
$4.14 /mo
DeepSeek V4 Flash
$12.78 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen Turbo?

Qwen Turbo: $0.092/M output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Qwen Turbo: 0.5s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen Turbo at 109.0 tok/s and DeepSeek V4 Flash at 66.5 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 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; Qwen Turbo accepts text input and supports long context.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and Qwen Turbo 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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