DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Qwen-Max (Qwen2.5-Max)

DeepSeek-V4-Flash is about 4.2× cheaper than Qwen-Max (Qwen2.5-Max) on blended token cost ($0.66 vs $2.80 per 1M). DeepSeek-V4-Flash (DeepSeek) is $0.66/1M blended, 1M context. Qwen-Max (Qwen2.5-Max) (Alibaba) is $2.80/1M blended, 33K context.

Last verified: 19 Aug 2026 · prices from official provider documentation

SpecDeepSeek-V4-FlashQwen-Max (Qwen2.5-Max)
ProviderDeepSeekAlibaba
StatusPreviewGA
Input $/1M$0.44$1.60
Output $/1M$1.32$6.40
Blended $/1M$0.66$2.80
Context1M33K
Max output384K8K
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