DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) by DeepSeek or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max)
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max): 41.1% less intelligence, 906.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 22.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.3 | 20.2 | −41.1% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 41.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $200.88 | $2,022.49 | +906.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 10× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.42s | 14.28s | −22.5% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 22.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) scores 41.30 for $175.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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