Qwen3.8 Flash Next vs DeepSeek V4-Flash
Qwen3.8 Flash Next scores higher on the intelligence index — 40 against 35. Qwen3.8 Flash Next is the smaller download at 120 GB, so it runs on cheaper hardware.
| Qwen3.8 Flash Next | DeepSeek V4-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 40 | 35 |
| Class | Sonnet-class | Sonnet-class |
| Weights | 120 GB | 155 GB |
| Quantisation | Q4_K_M | UD-Q4_K_M |
| Parameters | 180B (6B active) | 284B (13B active) |
| Max context | 256k | 1024k |
| API price per 1M | $0.15 in / $0.47 out | $0.065 in / $0.18 out |
| Licence | qwen-community-1.0 | MIT |
| Cheapest machine that runs it | Mac Studio M5 Ultra, 256GB $10,799 | Mac Studio M5 Ultra, 256GB $10,799 |
| Summarising | not rated | not rated |
| Translation | not rated | not rated |
| Everyday coding | not rated | not rated |
| Reasoning & maths | not rated | not rated |
| Agentic work | not rated | not rated |
Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.