DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 vs Qwen3.8 Flash Next: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is developed by DeepSeek, while Qwen3.8 Flash Next comes from Alibaba. Both were released in August 2026. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is the larger model at roughly 1.6 trillion parameters, against 180 billion for Qwen3.8 Flash Next.

The two models share 4 published benchmarks. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 leads on 3 of them, Qwen3.8 Flash Next on 1. The widest gaps are on Agents' Last Exam, where Qwen3.8 Flash Next scores 51.2% against 25.7%; Humanity's Last Exam, where DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 scores 60.0% against 35.9%. Averaged across everything we track, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 sits at 60.6% and Qwen3.8 Flash Next at 67.1%.

Qwen3.8 Flash Next is the cheaper API at $0.16 per million input tokens and $0.47 per million output tokens, roughly 8 times cheaper than DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 at $1.32 and $3.96. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 accepts text as input, while Qwen3.8 Flash Next accepts text, images, and video.

CharacteristicDeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813Qwen3.8 Flash Next
CompanyDeepSeekAlibaba
Release DateAugust 13, 2026August 26, 2026
Parameters1.6T180B
MultimodalNoYes
Context (input)1.0M1.0M
Context (output)393K66K
Input Price / 1M$1.32$0.16
Output Price / 1M$3.96$0.47
Average Score60.6%67.1%
Benchmarks
Agents' Last Exam25.7%51.2%
Humanity's Last Exam60.0%35.9%
NL2Repo61.5%48.1%
Toolathlon74.0%73.5%

Visual Benchmark Comparison

DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
Qwen3.8 Flash Next
Agents' Last Exam0.3 vs 0.5
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0.5
Humanity's Last Exam0.6 vs 0.4
0.6
0.4
NL2Repo0.6 vs 0.5
0.6
0.5
Toolathlon0.7 vs 0.7
0.7
0.7

Verdict

Qwen3.8 Flash Next leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 — 0.6, Qwen3.8 Flash Next — 0.7.

API Cost

Qwen3.8 Flash Next is 8.4x cheaper: input $0.16/1M vs $1.32/1M tokens.

Context Window

Qwen3.8 Flash Next supports a larger context: 1M vs 1M tokens.

Recency

Both models were released around the same time: 8/13/2026 and 8/26/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 or Qwen3.8 Flash Next?
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 Qwen3.8 Flash Next?
Qwen3.8 Flash Next is cheaper for input: $0.16 per 1M tokens vs $1.32.
Which has a larger context window — DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 or Qwen3.8 Flash Next?
Qwen3.8 Flash Next supports a larger context: 1,048,576 tokens vs 1,000,000.

The DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 and Qwen3.8 Flash Next 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 Qwen3.8 Flash Next page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.