DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen3 Coder Plus

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Qwen3 Coder Plus

Qwen (Alibaba)

$0.65 / $3.25

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Compare different models

Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 8.8× cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Plus on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 1M).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Qwen3 Coder Plus
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$0.65
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$3.25
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$1.30
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	$0.13
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	393K	66K
Intelligence index	28.6	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-17	2025-09-23
Retirement	—	2026-10-09

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Qwen3 Coder Plus?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 8.8× cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Plus on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen3 Coder Plus: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. Qwen3 Coder Plus: 1,000,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, Qwen3 Coder Plus ≈ $2,925.

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