API Cost Check
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Qwen Plus: cost
For a typical support chatbot, DeepSeek V4 Flash is about 1.5× cheaper than Qwen Plus ($94.25 vs $144 per month). Price is only one factor: test both on your own prompts before switching.
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $0.30 | $0.40 |
| Output /1M | $1.20 | $1.20 |
| Cached input /1M | $0.006 | — |
| Batch input /1M | — | — |
| Batch output /1M | — | — |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max input | 1,000,000 | 129,024 |
| Max output | 393,216 | 16,384 |
Monthly cost by workload
| Scenario (per month) | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot 5,000 req/day · 1,200 in · 400 out · cache 60% | $94.25 | $144 |
| RAG over documents 2,000 req/day · 8,000 in · 600 out · cache 30% | $145 | $235 |
| Coding agent 1,500 req/day · 25,000 in · 2,000 out · cache 80% | $181 | $558 |
| Deep reasoning 800 req/day · 3,000 in · 6,000 out · cache 20% | $190 | $202 |
| Batch processing 50,000 req/day · 1,500 in · 150 out · batch | $945 | $1,170 |