DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen 3.8 Max 0902
Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.
At a glance
Generated from the rows below
Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 for
- The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0007)
- The longest output: 384,000 tokens
- The most routes on Phaseo: 17
Choose Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 for
- The only one that takes video
The models are statistically tied on the Epoch Capabilities Index: their 95% confidence intervals overlap.
Overview
Pricing
Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model
What will it cost?
Estimate a month of requests on the route and tier chosen for each model
Uses the route and tier chosen under each model, over 30 days. Cached input is billed at the cache-read rate.
Performance
Live gateway traffic
Activity
Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days
- Input
- Output
- Reasoning
31.9Ktokens, last 30 days
- Input
- 28.6K
- Output
- 1.22K
- Reasoning
- 2.12K
- Requests
- 22
No traffic through Phaseo in the last 30 days
Features
Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support
Benchmarks
Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row
Epoch Capabilities Index Independent
Higher is better · dot is the estimate, band is the 95% confidence interval · Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0
Every interval overlaps, so these models are statistically tied on this index.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent
Higher is better · at Max effort · 1 of 2 models tested
Where they rank
The five leaders on each capability index, then the compared models. Each model at its best-scoring setting.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index42 models ranked
- #1Claude Opus 5.558.4
- #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
- #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.5
- #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.2
- #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.0
- #14Qwen 3.8 Max 090233.6
- #15DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101732.5
Artificial Analysis Coding Index171 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.181.6
- #2GPT 5.6 Sol78.3
- #3Claude Opus 578.0
- #4GPT-6 Astra77.1
- #5Grok 4.676.8
- #10Qwen 3.8 Max 090276.2
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index112 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.157.9
- #2Claude Opus 556.5
- #3Qwen 3.8 Max 090256.0
- #4Muse Spark 1.355.5
- #5Qwen 3.8 Flash Next53.6
Epoch Capabilities Index164 models ranked
- #1GPT-6 Astra169.1
- #2Claude Opus 5.5168.4
- #3GPT-6.1 Terra168.1
- #4GPT-6.1 Sol167.8
- #5Claude Sonnet 5.5166.7
- #18DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017158.8
- #31Qwen 3.8 Max 0902156.2
Lab-reported results come from each lab’s own launch materials and may use different settings. Independent results come from third-party evaluators.
Providers
Routes Phaseo serves today, standard-tier prices per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Context window | Max output | Tiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $0.098 | $0.294 | $0.0029 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard, Flex, Priority |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.003 | 1,000,000 | 384,000 | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,000,000 | 393,216 | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.003 | 1,048,576 | 393,216 | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.01 | 1,000,000 | – | Standard, Batch, Flex |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.003 | – | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.00 | $0.007 | 262,144 | 131,072 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1,048,576 | 393,216 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.007 | 1,048,576 | 262,144 | Standard, Priority |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | – | 1,000,000 | 393,216 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard, Priority |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.007 | 1,048,576 | 128,000 | Standard, Batch |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1,048,576 | 393,216 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.0075 | 1,000,000 | 131,072 | Standard |
- DeepInfra
- Input
- $0.098
- Output
- $0.294
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard, Flex, Priority
- DeepSeek
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- Alibaba Cloud
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- BytePlus
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Doubleword
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard, Batch, Flex
- SiliconFlow
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- –
Standard
- Inference.net
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.00
- Context window
- 262,144
Standard
- Arcee AI
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- AtlasCloud
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Baseten
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard, Priority
- Cloudflare
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- EmpirioLabs AI
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- Fireworks
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard, Priority
- Mistral
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard, Batch
- NovitaAI
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Together
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Venice
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
Standard-tier prices. The first row is the cheapest route; pick another under the model’s name at the top.
Also listed, not routed by Phaseo: 1 provider
Morph
Shown for reference: other gateways’ listings and routes Phaseo has retired or disabled.
Details
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen 3.8 Max 0902: side-by-side summary
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is from DeepSeek. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens.
Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 is from Qwen. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $1.65 per 1M input tokens and $4.951 per 1M output tokens.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 model details, providers and pricingQwen 3.8 Max 0902 model details, providers and pricing
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 at a glance
| Attribute | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | DeepSeek | Qwen |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.20 | $1.65 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $0.60 | $4.951 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 384,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 32.5 (#15) | 33.6 (#14) |
Prices are each model's cheapest standard route on Phaseo. Benchmark ranks use each model's best-scoring evaluated setting.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Qwen 3.8 Max 0902?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is cheaper for both input and output tokens. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens; Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 costs $1.65 and $4.951, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.
Which has the longer context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Qwen 3.8 Max 0902?
Both have a 1,000,000-token context window.
Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Qwen 3.8 Max 0902?
Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 scores 33.6, ranked #14 of 42. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 scores 32.5, ranked #15 of 42.
Can I use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 through one API?
Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.