DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Qwen-Plus

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

DeepSeek

$0.03 / $0.32

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Qwen-Plus

Qwen (Alibaba)

$0.26 / $0.78

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 3.8× cheaper than Qwen-Plus on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has the larger context window (1.3M vs 1M).

	DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731	Qwen-Plus
Input price / 1M	$0.03	$0.26
Output price / 1M	$0.32	$0.78
Blended price (3:1)	$0.10	$0.39
Cached input / 1M	$0.016	$0.052
Context window	1.3M	1M
Max output	944K	33K
Intelligence index	34.3	—
Coding index	69.1	—
Providers	30	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	No	No
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-07-31	2025-02-01
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Qwen-Plus?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 3.8× cheaper than Qwen-Plus on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Qwen-Plus: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 1,310,720 tokens. Qwen-Plus: 1,000,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 ≈ $220.00, Qwen-Plus ≈ $910.00.

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