DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) by DeepSeek or Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max)
Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max): 23.3% less intelligence, 3.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 118.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) | Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.0 | 27.6 | −23.3% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 23.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,122.27 | $1,165.00 | +3.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 3.8% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 25.88s | 56.53s | +118.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 118.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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