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DeepSeek V3.1 vs Qwen3.6 Flash
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
DeepSeek V3.1 wins on 2/3 benchmarks
DeepSeek V3.1 wins 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in general · reasoning.
Category leads
general·DeepSeek V3.1reasoning·DeepSeek V3.1
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V3.1
#118 by perf·no signal
Qwen3.6 Flash
#168 by perf·#1 by attention
Best value
DeepSeek V3.1
1.3x better value than Qwen3.6 Flash
DeepSeek V3.1
84.5 pts/$
$0.60/M
Qwen3.6 Flash
67.4 pts/$
$0.66/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V3.1Qwen3.6 Flash
Dtbench
DeepSeek V3.1 leads by +9.3
DeepSeek V3.1
71.1
Qwen3.6 Flash
61.8
Lmca
Qwen3.6 Flash leads by +7.9
DeepSeek V3.1
28.6
Qwen3.6 Flash
36.5
SimpleBench
DeepSeek V3.1 leads by +5.8
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
DeepSeek V3.1
28.0
Qwen3.6 Flash
22.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Dtbench | 71.1 | 61.8 |
Lmca | 28.6 | 36.5 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 28.0 | 22.2 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.25 | $0.95 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $4.25 | |
| $0.19 | $1.13 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $4.22 |
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