DeepSeek V4-Flash vs Qwen3.8 27B
DeepSeek V4-Flash scores higher on the intelligence index — 35 against 34. Qwen3.8 27B is the smaller download at 16 GB, so it runs on cheaper hardware.
| DeepSeek V4-Flash | Qwen3.8 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 35 | 34 |
| Class | Sonnet-class | Sonnet-class |
| Weights | 155 GB | 16 GB |
| Quantisation | UD-Q4_K_M | Q4_K_M |
| Parameters | 284B (13B active) | 27.8B |
| Max context | 1024k | 256k |
| API price per 1M | $0.065 in / $0.18 out | $0.32 in / $2.5 out |
| Licence | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Cheapest machine that runs it | Mac Studio M5 Ultra, 256GB $10,799 | Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 32GB $1,269 |
| Summarising | not rated | not rated |
| Translation | not rated | not rated |
| Everyday coding | not rated | not rated |
| Reasoning & maths | not rated | not rated |
| Agentic work | not rated | not rated |
Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.