DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen3.7 Max: Benchmarks, Pricing & Capabilities Compared
TL;DR — DeepSeek V4 Flash wins for cost · Qwen3.7 Max wins for general use.
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Input price
- $0.14 / Mtok
- Output price
- $0.28 / Mtok
Qwen3.7 Max Alibaba
- Released
- 2026-05-19
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Input price
- $2.50 / Mtok
- Output price
- $7.50 / Mtok
Benchmark comparison
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 46.5 | 56.6 ✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 89.4% | 92.3% ✓ |
| HLE | 32.1% | 38.1% ✓ |
| IF-Bench | 79.2% | 80.5% ✓ |
| LiveCodeBench Reasoning | 63.0% | 69.0% ✓ |
| SciCode | 44.9% | 48.8% ✓ |
| TAU2-bench | 95.0% ✓ | 94.7% |
| TerminalBench-Hard | 35.6% | 50.8% ✓ |
Pricing comparison
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/Mtok) | $0.14 | $2.50 |
| Output ($/Mtok) | $0.28 | $7.50 |
| Cached input ($/Mtok) | — | — |
| Cost per 1M-token roundtrip (1M in + 1M out) | $0.42 | $10.00 |
Context window & modalities
| Attribute | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Input modalities | text | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
Verdict by use case
Coding
Insufficient data
Basis: SWE-bench
No shared coding benchmark.
Reasoning
→ Qwen3.7 Max
Basis: GPQA Diamond
DeepSeek V4 Flash 89.4% vs Qwen3.7 Max 92.3% on GPQA Diamond.
Math
Insufficient data
Basis: MATH / AIME
No shared math benchmark.
Long context
Tie
Basis: Context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 1M tokens vs Qwen3.7 Max 1M tokens.
Cost
→ DeepSeek V4 Flash
Basis: Input $/Mtok
DeepSeek V4 Flash $0.14/Mtok vs Qwen3.7 Max $2.5/Mtok input.
Changelog & releases
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Released 2026-04-24
Qwen3.7 Max
Released 2026-05-19