DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs Qwen2 Instruct 72B

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs Qwen2 Instruct 72B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
45.10
Total cost
$445
AlibabaQwen2 Instruct 72BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)Qwen2 Instruct 72BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)45.16.3−86.0% Qwen2 Instruct 72B is 86.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$444.60Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.97sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $1.20—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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