DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
24.20
Total cost
$149
AlibabaQwen3 VL 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.30
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 Flash 0420 (Max)Qwen3 VL 8B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.27.3−69.8% Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is 69.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$149.48Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)116.79sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.11 / $0.23—
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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