DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Qwen3.6 35B A3B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores highest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 39, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 18 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
- For output speed, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is fastest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at 243 t/s, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 137 t/s for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
- For cost per task, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheapest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at $0.15, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at $0.48 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) |  DeepSeek | 39 | 45 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 44 | $0.27 | $0.2 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | $477 | 89k | 63k | 253M | 232 | 0.97s | 9.58s | 11.73s | 282.36s | 552B 16B active at inference time | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |    +15 | |||
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) | DeepSeek | 25 | 30 | 36 | 30 | - | 25 | 32 | $0.15 | $0.2 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | $156 | 34k | 0 | 45M | 243 | 1.16s | 1.16s | 3.22s | 136.49s | 552B 16B active at inference time | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 18 | 18 | 13 | 21 | - | 22 | 29 | $0.48 | $0.6 | $0.375 | $2.25 | - | $896 | 35k | 13k | 161M | 121 | 2.13s | 46.69s | 50.82s | 241.85s | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |   +5 | |||
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.6 | $0.375 | $2.25 | - | - | - | - | - | 137 | 2.13s | 2.13s | 5.79s | - | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  +4 | |||