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DeepSeek V4 Flash Base vs Qwen3 235B 2507

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

N/A
No comparison
56.02/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V4 Flash Base unranked (Not scored); Qwen3 235B 2507 #78 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek V4 Flash Base and Qwen3 235B 2507 share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 22 results are unique to DeepSeek V4 Flash Base; 2 to Qwen3 235B 2507.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
2
DeepSeek V4 Flash Base only
22
Qwen3 235B 2507 only
2
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. DeepSeek V4 Flash Base makes more sense if you need the larger 1M context window; Qwen3 235B 2507 is the better fit if knowledge is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

DeepSeek V4 Flash Base and Qwen3 235B 2507 finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Base gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Qwen3 235B 2507.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for DeepSeek V4 Flash Base and Qwen3 235B 2507
CategoryDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseΔQwen3 235B 2507
KnowledgeDeepSeek V4 Flash Base56.4Margin→ 22.5Qwen3 235B 250778.9
ReasoningDeepSeek V4 Flash Base44.7MarginNo overlapQwen3 235B 2507Not measured
MultilingualDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3 235B 250779.4

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · DeepSeek V4 Flash BaseB · Qwen3 235B 2507

  1. SuperGPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 46.5%B 62.6%
    Winner: Qwen3 235B 2507Δ 16.1
    SuperGPQA: DeepSeek V4 Flash Base scored 46.5%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 62.6%. Qwen3 235B 2507 wins this benchmark.

  2. MMLU-Pro

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 68.3%B 83%
    Winner: Qwen3 235B 2507Δ 14.7
    MMLU-Pro: DeepSeek V4 Flash Base scored 68.3%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 83%. Qwen3 235B 2507 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseQwen3 235B 2507Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseNot availableQwen3 235B 2507$0 input / $0 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseNot availableQwen3 235B 2507Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseNot availableQwen3 235B 2507Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek V4 Flash Base1MQwen3 235B 2507128KDeepSeek V4 Flash Base lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseQwen3 235B 2507Result
BigCodeBenchSource 56.8%—Not comparable
HumanEvalSource 69.5%—Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseQwen3 235B 2507Result
BBHSource 86.9%—Not comparable
DROPSource 88.6%—Not comparable
HellaSwagSource 85.7%—Not comparable
WinoGrandeSource 79.5%—Not comparable
CLUEWSCSource 82.2%—Not comparable
LongBench v2Source 44.7%—Not comparable
KnowledgeQwen3 235B 2507 wins
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseQwen3 235B 2507Result
AGIEvalSource 82.6%—Not comparable
MMLUSource 88.7%—Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource 89.4%—Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 68.3%83%Qwen3 235B 2507 leads
MMMLUSource 88.8%—Not comparable
C-EvalSource 92.1%—Not comparable
CMMLUSource 90.4%—Not comparable
MultiLoKoSource 42.2%—Not comparable
SimpleQASource 30.1%—Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 46.5%62.6%Qwen3 235B 2507 leads
FACTS ParametricSource 33.9%—Not comparable
TriviaQASource 82.8%—Not comparable
GPQASource —77.5%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseQwen3 235B 2507Result
GSM8KSource 90.8%—Not comparable
MATHSource 57.4%—Not comparable
CMathSource 93.6%—Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash BaseQwen3 235B 2507Result
MGSMSource 85.7%—Not comparable
MMLU-ProXSource —79.4%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Flash Base or Qwen3 235B 2507?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Base and Qwen3 235B 2507 are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V4 Flash Base or Qwen3 235B 2507?

Qwen3 235B 2507 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.9 versus 56.4. Inside this category, SuperGPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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