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title: "DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max: Real Cost per Token, Plans & Benchmarks | Tokenews"
description: "DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max: 2 shared plans (2 matching workloads), token costs, allowances and 6 leaderboard snapshots, with dates, configurations and…"
url: https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-8-max/
updated: 2026-10-19
source: Tokenews (https://tokenews.xyz), data from Real API Pricing (https://github.com/Fei2411/real-api-pricing, MIT)
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Comparison · [DeepSeek](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/deepseek/) vs [Alibaba](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/alibaba/)

# DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max: pricing, allowances and benchmarks

DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) and Qwen3.8 Max (Alibaba): 2 shared subscriptions and 6 shared leaderboard snapshots, with workloads, sample dates and benchmark configurations.

Plan & benchmark data snapshot 2026-10-16 · [How real prices are computed](https://tokenews.xyz/methodology/)

As of 2026-10-16, 2 of 2 shared subscriptions use matching normalized workloads: DeepSeek V4 Pro has a lower recorded token cost on 2, Qwen3.8 Max on 0, with 0 tied. Their highest archived configurations score 36 and 40.15 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3; all 6 shared leaderboard snapshots, configurations and sources appear below.

- **Shared subscriptions**: 2 — Both models available
- **Comparable workloads**: 2 — Used for price ratios
- **Shared leaderboards**: 6 — Highest archived configurations
- **Official API prices**: 2/ 2 — Models with list prices

- **Makers**: [DeepSeek](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/deepseek/) · [Alibaba](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/alibaba/)
- **Model pages**: [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-pro/) · [Qwen3.8 Max](https://tokenews.xyz/models/qwen3-8-max/)
- **Model IDs**: `deepseek-v4-pro` · `qwen3.8-max`
- **Comparison method**: [Workloads, shared quotas and benchmark limits](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-8-max/#basis)

[Plot both on the price–capability chart](https://tokenews.xyz/#sel=ollama_pro%3A%3Adeepseek-v4-pro&sel=ollama_max%3A%3Adeepseek-v4-pro&sel=command_code_goat%3A%3Adeepseek-v4-pro&sel=opencode_go%3A%3Adeepseek-v4-pro&sel=deepseek_v4_pro_offpeak%3A%3Adeepseek-v4-pro&sel=deepseek_v4_pro_peak%3A%3Adeepseek-v4-pro&sel=droid_max%3A%3Aqwen3.8-max&sel=command_code_goat%3A%3Aqwen3.8-max&sel=opencode_go%3A%3Aqwen3.8-max)

## Same plan, side by side

Each row is a subscription that includes both models at the same fee. Real cost = monthly fee ÷ the recorded monthly allowance. Each model's allowance assumes using the plan for that model; the columns cannot be added together. Click a price for its calculation and sources. Ratios use only matching normalized workloads.

Plans that include both DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen3.8 Max

| Plan / provider | Monthly fee | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.8 Max | Recorded token cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Command Code GOAT](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/command-code/#plan-command-code-goat)[Command Code](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/command-code/) | $10/mo | [**$0.02387**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-pro/#ev-command-code-goat-deepseek-v4-pro) /MTok 0.419B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-8-max/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | [**$0.1613**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/qwen3-8-max/#ev-command-code-goat-qwen3-8-max) /MTok 0.062B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-8-max/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4 Pro lower6.76× price ratio (higher/lower) |
| [OpenCode Go](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/opencode/#plan-opencode-go)[OpenCode](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/opencode/) | $10/mo | [**$0.03183**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-pro/#ev-opencode-go-deepseek-v4-pro) /MTok 0.314B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-8-max/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | [**$0.2151**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/qwen3-8-max/#ev-opencode-go-qwen3-8-max) /MTok 0.047B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-qwen3-8-max/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4 Pro lower6.76× price ratio (higher/lower) |

## Leaderboards head to head

Each model's highest archived configuration on each shared leaderboard snapshot, ranked among the models archived in this dataset. Harness, reasoning effort and service mode can differ; self-reported and estimated results are marked. These reference configurations are not measurements of the subscriptions above. Overlapping leaderboards do not form an overall ability rating.

DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max on independent leaderboards

| Leaderboard | Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3.8 Max | Higher archived score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3](https://artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models) | Intelligence Index | **36** #32 / 60 · DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max) Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **40.15** #22 / 60 · Qwen3.8 Max Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | Qwen3.8 Max+4.16 |
| [Terminal-Bench 4.0 (AA)](https://artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models) | Resolution Rate % | **14.65** #24 / 53 · Artificial Analysis - DeepSeek V4 Pro (max) Artificial Analysis · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **18.69** #23 / 53 · Artificial Analysis - Qwen3.8 Max Artificial Analysis · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | Qwen3.8 Max+4.04 |
| [Code Arena | WebDev Overall](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/code) | Arena Score | **1,582** #25 / 54 · deepseek-v4-pro-high-20260813 High Reported interval 1,572.7–1,591.3 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-code-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | **1,671** #8 / 54 · qwen3.8-max Max Reported interval 1,659–1,683 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-code-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | Qwen3.8 Max+89 |
| [Agent Arena · Overall (Ranking / Pareto)](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/agent) | Net Improvement % | **1.29** #21 / 39 · DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) (0813) High Reported interval -0.41–2.99 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-agent-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | **2.8** #18 / 39 · Qwen3.8 Max Max Reported interval 2.15–3.45 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-agent-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | Qwen3.8 Max+1.51 |
| [Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index v1.5](https://artificialanalysis.ai/agents/coding-agents) | Coding Agent Index | **43.05** #16 / 19 · Codex - DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max) Codex · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **43.27** #14 / 19 · Claude Code - Qwen3.8 Max Claude Code · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | Qwen3.8 Max+0.21 |
| [DeepSWE v1.1](https://deepswe.datacurve.ai/) | Pass@1 % | **62.83** #18 / 33 · mini-swe-agent - deepseek-v4-pro (max) mini-swe-agent · Max Reported interval 56.5–69.17 2026-09-12 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-deepswe-1.1-2026-09-12.json) | **57.46** #20 / 33 · mini-swe-agent - qwen3-8-max (xhigh) mini-swe-agent · Max Reported interval 54.8–60.12 2026-09-12 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-deepswe-1.1-2026-09-12.json) | DeepSeek V4 Pro+5.37 |

## Official API pricing

Each row uses its listed pricing conditions. Cache writes are shown separately; subscription costs above retain their recorded quota basis. An em dash means that rate is not recorded.

List price per million tokens

| Model / pricing conditions | Cached input | Input | Cache write | Output |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-pro/)Upstream reference[Upstream price reference](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-pro/#ev-deepseek-v4-pro-offpeak-deepseek-v4-pro) | $0.044 | $1.32 | — | $3.96 |
| [Qwen3.8 Max](https://tokenews.xyz/models/qwen3-8-max/)Standard · international · implicit cache · Singapore · 1–1,000,000 input tokens[Official source](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max) · Checked 2026-10-19[All pricing tiers](https://tokenews.xyz/models/qwen3-8-max/#list) | $0.25 | $2 | $2 | $6 |

## How to read this comparison

Price ratios compare recorded USD/MTok under the same known workload. Raw measured totals, different workloads and unmetered access remain visible but are excluded from the lower-cost counts. Recorded allowances assume using the quota; your effective cost depends on utilization, cache mix, output mix and plan limits. Qualitative confidence is not an error bar.

-   Standard workload: 97% cache reads / 2.5% input / 0.5% output

[Methodology and sources](https://tokenews.xyz/methodology/)