AI model comparison

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Qwen3.7 Max

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total.

Input / 1M
$0.00
Output / 1M
$1.28
Context
1.05M

Qwen3.7-Max is the flagship model in Alibaba's Qwen3.7 series.

Input / 1M
$1.48
Output / 1M
$4.43
Context
1M

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

7.9x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

34.3 vs 29.5 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

1.05M vs 1M tokens

Newer release

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

Released July 31, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073134.3
qwen logoQwen3.7 Max29.5

Coding index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073169.1
qwen logoQwen3.7 Max66

Agentic index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073141
qwen logoQwen3.7 Max22.5

Pricing

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Qwen3.7 Max API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731qwen logoQwen3.7 Max
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.00$1.48
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$1.28$4.43
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.00$0.30
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot available$1.84

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.65
qwen logoQwen3.7 Max$5.16

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$5.26$5.26 cached
qwen logoQwen3.7 Max$61.95$26.55 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$3.28$3.28 cached
qwen logoQwen3.7 Max$230.10$53.10 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731qwen logoQwen3.7 Max
Context window1.05M tokens1M tokens
Max output944K tokens131K tokens
Input typesTextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, LowNot available
Default reasoning effortHighNot available
Release dateJuly 31, 2026May 21, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731qwen logoQwen3.7 Max
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 7.9x cheaper for a typical chat. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (34.3 vs 29.5). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1M tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Qwen3.7 Max cheaper?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens, while Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.48 per 1M input tokens and $4.43 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Qwen3.7 Max?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1M for Qwen3.7 Max.

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 smarter than Qwen3.7 Max?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores 34.3 and Qwen3.7 Max scores 29.5, putting DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen3.7 Max at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen3.7 Max answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen3.7 Max at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.