Qwen 3.8 Flash Next, DeepSeekV4 Flash and Time
From the chart, it seems like I can do 5 tasks with DeepSeekv4 in the time it takes to do 1 with Qwen 3.8 Flash Next and Flash Next isn't 5x better than DeepSeekv4.
Proof1 community thread
Key points
- I'm curious how people who can run both models are deciding which one to work with.
- DeepSeekv4 benchmarks right below GPT 5.5 high.
- Both seem capable but it seems like Qwen 3.8 Flash next is taking much longer to actually finish anything.
- NOTE: I'm not bashing Qwen 3.8 flash next, I like it, currently 2h and 5 minutes into deep diving on some work for me.
Sources (1)
- [1]Qwen 3.8 Flash Next, DeepSeekV4 Flash and Timer/LocalLLaMA (top, daily) · Oct 14, 08:18 PM
From the chart, it seems like I can do 5 tasks with DeepSeekv4 in the time it takes to do 1 with Qwen 3.8 Flash Next and Flash Next isn't 5x better than DeepSeekv4.
I'm curious how people who can run both models are deciding which one to work with.
Extractive summary: sentences quoted from the sources.
Before this
- Oct 14, 2026GPT-Image-style photo editing on your own GPU (12 GB+): I built a zero-setup app for Qwen-Image 2.1 on stable-diffusion.cpp
- Oct 13, 2026Run fast, private agents on-device with LFM2.5-24B-A2B
- Oct 13, 2026Basalt: Fast Blackwell inference engine for Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (and how we got vision for free)
- Oct 13, 2026inclusionAI/Ling-3.1-flash
- Oct 13, 2026black-forest-labs/flux-3-image-klein-comfy
- Oct 13, 2026Based on advice from LocalLLama implemented a n+2 lookahead prediction for ssd streaming Qwen Flash Next - and it worked!
