Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 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 logo
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
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Qwen · text, image → text

The open-source thinking model based on Qwen3 has significantly improved in logical ability, general capability, knowledge enhancement, and creative ability compared to the previous version (Tongyi Qianwen 3-235B-A22B). It is suitable for high-difficulty and strong reasoning scenarios.

Input$0.28 /M
Output$2.8 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Input /M
$0.142
$0.28
Output /M
$0.284
$2.8
Cache read /M
$0.0284
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Context length
1,000,000
262,144
Max output
384,000
131,072
Time to First Token
1.0 s
0.3 s
Throughput
66.4 tok/s
87.4 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
April 24, 2026
July 25, 2025

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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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
deepseek-v4-flashqwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507
13401380142014601500
Overall
13991436
Coding
14421483
Math
13981426
Hard prompts
14181459
Instruction following
13861428
Multi-turn
13941452
Creative writing
13741408
Longer query
14011448
Chinese
14481473
English
14051445

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
$12.78 /mo
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
$58.80 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: $2.8/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1483; Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: 1442 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: 0.3s 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 accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 at 87.4 tok/s and DeepSeek V4 Flash at 66.4 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; Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 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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