Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

DeepSeek-V4 Flash

DEPRECATED

DeepSeek

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 83/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 1M

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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S-TIER

SiliconFlow

Intelligence Score 98/100

Context Window 131K Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 98/100 vs 83/100, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B outperforms DeepSeek-V4 Flash by 15 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	DeepSeek-V4 Flash	DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
Context Window	1M	131K Context
Architecture	Dense Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~92-95%
Release Date	2024	Jan 2025
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM	Fixed limits for free models — exact figures require login, verify on cloud.siliconflow.cn/models
Daily Limit	Credit-based	Not fully published — verify on docs.siliconflow.cn
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps	🧠 Complex Reasoning
Model Size	Undisclosed	8B
Limitations	10M tokens is one-time only API can be slow during peak hours (Chinese business hours) Rate limiting during high demand periods	Free model list not published without logging in — verify exact models/limits in your dashboard before relying on this provider Requires identity verification, not just email signup Reportedly unavailable in EU/UK/Switzerland
Key Strengths	DeepSeek-R1: OpenAI o1-level reasoning (open-source) Mixture-of-Experts architecture for efficiency OpenAI-compatible API (drop-in replacement)	OpenAI-compatible endpoint Mix of always-free and pay-per-token models Some models free ($0) after identity verification