DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview). 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
AlibabaQwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.30
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)Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)45.116.3−63.9% Qwen3 Max Thinking (P… is 63.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$444.60Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)16.22sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $1.20—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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