DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 vs Qwen3.6-27B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is developed by DeepSeek, while Qwen3.6-27B comes from Alibaba. Qwen3.6-27B was released in April 2026, and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 followed 4 months later in August 2026. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is the larger model at roughly 1.6 trillion parameters, against 28 billion for Qwen3.6-27B.

The two models share 2 published benchmarks. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 leads on 2 of them. The widest gaps are on Humanity's Last Exam, where DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 scores 60.0% against 24.0%; NL2Repo, where DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 scores 61.5% against 36.2%. Averaged across everything we track, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 sits at 60.6% and Qwen3.6-27B at 77.5%.

Qwen3.6-27B is the cheaper API at $0.60 per million input tokens and $3.60 per million output tokens, roughly 2 times cheaper than DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 at $1.32 and $3.96. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 takes the larger context window at 1M tokens, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6-27B. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 accepts text as input, while Qwen3.6-27B accepts text and images.

CharacteristicDeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813Qwen3.6-27B
CompanyDeepSeekAlibaba
Release DateAugust 13, 2026April 21, 2026
Parameters1.6T28B
MultimodalNoYes
Context (input)1.0M262K
Context (output)393K66K
Input Price / 1M$1.32$0.60
Output Price / 1M$3.96$3.60
Average Score60.6%77.5%
Benchmarks
Humanity's Last Exam60.0%24.0%
NL2Repo61.5%36.2%

Visual Benchmark Comparison

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
Qwen3.6-27B
Humanity's Last Exam0.6 vs 0.2
0.6
0.2
NL2Repo0.6 vs 0.4
0.6
0.4

Verdict

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 — 0.6, Qwen3.6-27B — 0.8.

API Cost

Qwen3.6-27B is 1.3x cheaper: input $0.60/1M vs $1.32/1M tokens.

Context Window

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 supports a larger context: 1M vs 262K tokens.

Recency

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is newer: released 8/13/2026 vs 4/21/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 or Qwen3.6-27B?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B is cheaper for input: $0.60 per 1M tokens vs $1.32.
Which has a larger context window — DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 or Qwen3.6-27B?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 supports a larger context: 1,000,000 tokens vs 262,144.

The DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 and Qwen3.6-27B comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 or Qwen3.6-27B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.