DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 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 Flash 0731 scores highest: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 35, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 19 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
  • For output speed, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is fastest: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 216 t/s, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 134 t/s for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
  • For cost per task, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheapest: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) at $0.22, against Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at $0.48 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort)
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
35
38
44
37
-
35
40
$0.31
$0.2
$0.44
$1.32
$0.014
$445
69k
46k
170M
216
1.16s
10.42s
12.74s
233.01s
284B
13B active at inference time
1M
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
DeepSeekFireworks
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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort)
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
35
38
43
38
35
35
40
$0.22
$0.2
$0.44
$1.32
$0.014
$474
62k
45k
242M
215
1.53s
10.83s
13.16s
211.38s
284B
13B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

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Mit
CoreWeaveWaferNebius
+12
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
19
19
14
22
-
22
30
$0.48
$0.6
$0.375
$2.25
-
$896
35k
13k
161M
129
2.07s
44.05s
47.94s
255.98s
36B
3B active at inference time
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
Alibaba CloudSiliconFlowScaleway
+4
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.6
$0.375
$2.25
-
-
-
-
-
134
2.05s
2.05s
5.79s
-
36B
3B active at inference time
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

🤗
Apache 2.0
ScalewayDeepInfraNovita
+3
View