Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Qwen · text → text

The code generation model based on Qwen3 has powerful Coding Agent capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art performance compared to open-source models.The model adopts tiered pricing.

Input$0.82 /M
Output$3.28 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input /M
$0.142
$0.82
Output /M
$0.284
$3.28
Cache read /M
$0.0284
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Context length
1,000,000
262,000
Max output
384,000
65,536
Time to First Token
1.0 s
0.9 s
Throughput
69.7 tok/s
1655.0 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
April 24, 2026
April 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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LMArena Benchmarks

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

Text
deepseek-v4-flashqwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct
13401380142014601500
Overall
13881436
Coding
14571483
Math
13771426
Hard prompts
14141459
Instruction following
13851428
Multi-turn
13991452
Creative writing
13661408
Longer query
14091448
Chinese
14071473
English
14001445

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 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
$98.40 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct: $3.28/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1483; Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct: 1457 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct: 0.9s 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 Coder 480B A35B Instruct accepts 262,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash and 65,536 tokens on Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct at 1655.0 tok/s and DeepSeek V4 Flash at 69.7 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 Coder 480B A35B Instruct accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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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