# DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v4-flash-0731-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: September 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 leads overall 57 to 54.97.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 79.9 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and 41.3 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 88.8% and 72.8%.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 256K |
| Overall Score | null | 54.97 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 42 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.14 / $0.28 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 56.9% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| BrowseComp | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 45.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 69% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 47.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 82.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 76.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 70.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 25.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 25.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 46.9 (Supported · #44/135)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pass@1-COT | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | 3052.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 79% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 52.6% | 57.3% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| SWE Multilingual | 73.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 56.9% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 82.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 54.2% | 42.9% | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| DeepSWE | 54.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DSBench-FullStack | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DSBench-Hard | 59.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 53.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 88.8% | 72.8% | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 47% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: 57 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR 1M | 78.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CorpusQA 1M | 60.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 89.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 61.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | 34.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chinese-SimpleQA | 78.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 34.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 89.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: 79.9 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 41.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 94.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | 33.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | 85.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 23.103% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 4.167% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 79.9 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and 41.3 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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