Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Qwen3.5 4B

SiliconFlow

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 262K Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

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DEPRECATED

DeepSeek

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 1M Context

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 83/100 vs 65/100, DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) outperforms Qwen3.5 4B by 18 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for DeepSeek Flash (V4.1).

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Qwen3.5 4B	DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)
Context Window	262K Context	1M Context
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Dense Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Fixed limits for free models — exact figures require login, verify on cloud.siliconflow.cn/models	60 RPM
Daily Limit	Not fully published — verify on docs.siliconflow.cn	Credit-based
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	4B	Undisclosed
Limitations	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	10M tokens is one-time only API can be slow during peak hours (Chinese business hours) Rate limiting during high demand periods
Key Strengths	OpenAI-compatible endpoint Mix of always-free and pay-per-token models Some models free ($0) after identity verification	DeepSeek-R1: OpenAI o1-level reasoning (open-source) Mixture-of-Experts architecture for efficiency OpenAI-compatible API (drop-in replacement)