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Head to head

DeepSeek V4 ProvsQwen3.8 Max

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · measured basis

DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $0.21 per solved task against Qwen3.8 Max at $5.30 — ▼ 25x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $1.0k a month.

On output token price alone DeepSeek V4 Pro looks 1.5x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen3.8 Max
FigureDeepSeek V4 ProQwen3.8 Max
Input $/Mtok$1.32$2
Output $/Mtok$3.96$6
Cached input $/Mtok$0.044$0.25
Pass rate43%61%
Cost per solved task$0.21measured$5.30measured
Cost per month$42$1.1k

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for DeepSeek V4 Pro (measured, $0.21 per solved task), Qwen3.8 Max (measured, $5.30 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$10$100$1k$10k$100kTASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksDeepSeek V4 Pro · MEASURED · $0.21 per solved task$42Qwen3.8 Max · MEASURED · $5.30 per solved task$1.1k— DeepSeek V4 Pro · MEASURED— Qwen3.8 Max · MEASURED

Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.

Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings