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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Sept 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeekdeprecated
Qwen3.8-Flash-NextAlibabacurrent
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SpecificationDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpQwen3.8-Flash-Next
SummaryExperimental, says so in the name, and shipped anyway.The most downloaded thing on Hugging Face right now, and a stated Qwen4 preview.
Context128K262K native, ~1M extended
Input ($/Mtok)$0.44$0.15
Output ($/Mtok)$1.32$0.47
LicenceOpen weightsOpen weights
Max output32K32K
ParametersNot published125B total, 6B active
Released21 Aug 202626 Aug 2026
Model IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-ExpQwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp

  • Retired 10 September 2026: requests now route to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
  • Was DeepSeek's first Flash tier with image input

Best for cheap multimodal trials.

Full spec sheet →

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

  • 125B total parameters with only 6B active per token
  • Alibaba describes it as a preview of the Qwen4 architecture
  • Top of the Hugging Face trending list, with a GGUF build close behind it

Best for open weights at speed.

Full spec sheet →