deepseek-v4.1-flash-fast vs qwen3.8-27b
| deepseek-v4.1-flash-fast | qwen3.8-27b | |
|---|---|---|
| Providers | — | — |
| Input $/M | $0.15 | $0.46 |
| Output $/M | $0.62 | $1.85 |
| Output multiplier | ×4.00 | ×4.00 |
| Context window | — | — |
| Intelligence index | — | 33.7 |
| Coding index | — | 68.1 |
What the numbers mean
deepseek-v4.1-flash-fast is roughly 3.0× cheaper on input than qwen3.8-27b. If your workload passes the quality bar on the cheaper model, that gap compounds across every request; route to qwen3.8-27b deliberately rather than by default.
Code
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://starseaapi.com/v1", api_key="sk-...")
# deepseek-v4.1-flash-fast
client.chat.completions.create(model="deepseek-v4.1-flash-fast", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hi"}])
# qwen3.8-27b
client.chat.completions.create(model="qwen3.8-27b", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])