DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-10-19.
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | deepseek | qwen |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.15/M | $0.15/M |
| Output Price | $0.60/M | $0.47/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Max Output | 393,216 | 131,072 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | ✓ |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash costs $0.27 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs $0.30, so Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is slightly cheaper for the same work.
Both take in a similar amount of text: 1,048,576 and 1,000,000 tokens, about 1,573 and 1,500 pages.
Only Qwen3.8 Omni Flash offers audio input and video input.
Across the 5 tasks where they differ, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash on 5 (Code Completion, Code Documentation, Regex Writing and others).
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was released in October 2026 and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash in September 2026.
Pick Qwen3.8 Omni Flash if you need lower cost, audio input, video input or the stronger all-round task scores.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Code Completion | 131 | 131 |
| Code Documentation | 131 | 131 |
| Regex Writing | 119 | 119 |
| JSON Extraction | 131 | 131 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 123 | 123 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →