Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and Qwen3 4B 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.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen3 4B(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.
Achieves effective integration of thinking and non-thinking modes, allowing mode switching during conversations. Its reasoning ability reaches state-of-the-art (SOTA) levels among models of the same scale, with significantly enhanced human preference alignment. There are notable improvements in creative writing, role-playing, multi-turn dialogue, and instruction following, resulting in a noticeably better user experience.
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DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; Qwen3 4B: $0.46/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
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