DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Qwen3 32B
Updated October 21, 2026. 5 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick Qwen3 32B for coding: it scores 40.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 37.6 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 131K tokens, or when what matters is SciCode or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 5
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp only
- 9
- Qwen3 32B only
- 37
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
Qwen3 32B
Qwen3 32B scores 40.0 against 37.6.
One benchmark behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads, 34.8 against 7.3.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a AA Agentic Index result, 47.5.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 32B
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.0005, Qwen3 32B $0.0002 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 37.6 from 1 benchmark, Qwen3 32B 40.0 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- General, 81.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 81.3% against Qwen3 32B 0.0%, 81.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.6468 against Qwen3 32B $0.28 per million output tokens, 2.3x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3 32B 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Bars | Qwen3 32B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 5 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | Not measured | 40.0% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LiveBench coding | 37.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| AA Coding Index | 65.0 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 54.6% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| SciCode | 49.7% | 36.0% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 3.0% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1357 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1366 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 34.8 | 7.3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 138.4 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 47.5 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench research | 69.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench browser | 64.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 39.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 29.8% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 85.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.3% | 66.8% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 34.5% | 7.4% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 65.7% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1334 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1362 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1350 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 73.0 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 73.0% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 66.9% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1399 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1420 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 79.8% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1372 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1368 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1324 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1318 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench design | 70.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 79.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 36.3% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 81.3% | 0.0% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| DTBench | Not measured | 67.5% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 17.3% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | Not measured | 74.2% | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1340 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1305 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1297 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1359 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1317 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1357 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1341 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1311 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1331 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1327 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1298 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1279 | Only Qwen3 32B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 32B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 32B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 32B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | August 21, 2026 | April 28, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.2156 | $0.08 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.6468 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | 37.6 | 40.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than Qwen3 32B for coding?
Pick Qwen3 32B for coding: it scores 40.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 37.6 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 131K tokens, or when what matters is SciCode or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Qwen3 32B?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.2156 per million input tokens and $0.6468 per million output tokens; Qwen3 32B costs $0.08 and $0.28. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Qwen3 32B?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Qwen3 32B comparison based on?
5 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen3 32B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.