DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash takes 4 of 5 rounds against Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct counters on price: $0.73 per million tokens against $1.05, for 131k context instead of 1M.
DeepSeekwins 4 roundsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
$1.05/M tokens
DeepSeek list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.126 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
Alibaba CloudQwen3 VL 32B Instruct
$0.73/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at OpenRouter · $0.0874 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.16/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.64/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$0.73/M at OpenRouter
Standard price (lower wins)
$1.05/M
$1.12/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.126
$0.0874
Context
1M tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
10 Sept 2026
23 Oct 2025
Providers selling it
9
11
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 6
Eden AI$1.05 / $0.73
Kilo Gateway$1.05 / $0.73
Nous Portal$1.05 / $0.73
OpenRouter$1.05 / $0.73
TrustedRouter$1.11 / $3.17
Fireworks AI$1.32 / $3.60
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash then Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, per million tokens
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen3 VL 32B InstructNous Portal$0.08 / $0.33 $0.10 / $0.4225% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?
- Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, at $0.73 per million tokens against $1.05 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct: $0.73 at OpenRouter.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 6 providers sell both: Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter, Fireworks AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at 1M tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.