Is Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct or DeepSeek V4 Pro cheaper?

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.68 vs $3.48 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct or DeepSeek V4 Pro?

DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct vs DeepSeek V4 Pro

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Pro offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct or DeepSeek V4 Pro based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct	DeepSeek V4 Pro
Provider	SiliconFlow	SiliconFlow
Input / 1M tokens	$0.18	$1.74
Output / 1M tokens	$0.68	$3.48
Context window	262K	1M
Parameters	—	1.6T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Oct 2025	Apr 2026

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct details →DeepSeek V4 Pro details →

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