DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is a large-scale mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲393 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.660
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$1.98
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.022
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 08/12/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813
Qwen3.8 Max Prime is a higher-throughput variant of Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba's Qwen team, served as a separate SKU at a higher price point.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- ▲
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 1 M tokens
- Max output
- 131 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $4.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $12.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.500
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲09/23/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime
Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: cheapest input (84% less than Qwen3.8 Max Prime)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: cheapest output
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: largest context (1 M)
- Qwen3.8 Max Prime: the newest (09/23/2026)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: most reasoning (estimated)
- Qwen3.8 Max Prime: the fastest (estimated)
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 costs 84% less on input and 84% less on output than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($0.660 / $1.98 versus $4.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts images.
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 you save $90.18 a month versus Qwen3.8 Max Prime (84% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 DeepSeek$0.050
- 2Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
- 3Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic$0.152
- 4Qwen3.8 Max Prime Qwen$0.304
- 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
- 6Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
- 7Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760
- 8Claude Fable 5 Anthropic$0.760
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 costs 84% less on input and 84% less on output than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($0.660 / $1.98 versus $4.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts images.
Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is cheaper: $0.660 per million input tokens and $1.98 per million output tokens, versus $4.00 / $12.00 for Qwen3.8 Max Prime.
Which has more context: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts 1 M.
Which is newer: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3.8 Max Prime was released on 09/23/2026; DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 on 08/12/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: $17.82; Qwen3.8 Max Prime: $108.00 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.