VerdictPal · editorial desk · updated 1 Sep 2026VerdictPal
Compare · Two models, head-to-head
Pick two models. See the diff.
Composite scores, benchmark ranks, capability grids, and pricing per million tokens. All sourced from the same data that powers the model atlas.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Max vs Qwen3.8 Max
DeepSeek V4 Pro Max4stats won
Tied0stats
Qwen3.8 Max3stats won
Spec showdown
Capacity, price, freshness.
DeepSeek V4 Pro MaxvsQwen3.8 Max
DeepSeek V4 Pro Max holds a narrow composite edge (73 vs 66), but the gap is small enough that other factors matter more. Qwen3.8 Max has the higher Vals/AA intelligence score (58 vs 56). DeepSeek V4 Pro Max is significantly cheaper at $0.40/1M input vs $2.0/1M input. Qwen3.8 Max's 1M context window dwarfs DeepSeek V4 Pro Max's 256K — a meaningful difference for long-document or codebase work.
- Composite scoreDeepSeek V4 Pro Max73Winner on this rowQwen3.8 Max66
- Intelligence (Vals/AA)DeepSeek V4 Pro Max56Qwen3.8 Max58Winner on this row
- Context windowDeepSeek V4 Pro Max256KQwen3.8 Max1MWinner on this row
- Max outputDeepSeek V4 Pro Max66KWinner on this rowQwen3.8 Max—
- Input price / 1M (lower wins)DeepSeek V4 Pro Max$0.40Winner on this rowQwen3.8 Max$2.0
- Output speed (AA default API)DeepSeek V4 Pro Max—Qwen3.8 Max40 t/sWinner on this row
- Time to first token (AA default API)DeepSeek V4 Pro Max—Winner on this rowQwen3.8 Max1.46s
Composite score
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Intelligence (Vals/AA)
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Context window
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Max output
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Input price / 1M (lower wins)
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Output speed (AA default API)
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Time to first token (AA default API)
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Capability grid
What each model can do.
Modalities
Access
Family profile
Top score per benchmark family.
Reasoning
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Coding
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Agentic
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Long context
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Benchmark ranks
Every shared benchmark, side by side.
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond#152/185 · #16/185
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Agentic
Terminal-Bench#49/184 · #20/184
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Dossier facts
Dates, sources, fineprint.
Ecosystem
Which tools wrap each model.
Qwen3.8 Max
Not listed in any tool yet.
Verdict
Which model to actually pick.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Max holds a narrow composite edge (73 vs 66), but the gap is small enough that other factors matter more. Qwen3.8 Max has the higher Vals/AA intelligence score (58 vs 56). DeepSeek V4 Pro Max is significantly cheaper at $0.40/1M input vs $2.0/1M input. Qwen3.8 Max's 1M context window dwarfs DeepSeek V4 Pro Max's 256K — a meaningful difference for long-document or codebase work.