DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 vs Qwen3.8-27B
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
DeepSeek · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, NL2Repo, Terminal-Bench 2.1), while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 1 benchmark (Agents' Last Exam). DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks
Choose Qwen3.8-27B
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, NL2Repo, Terminal-Bench 2.1), while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 1 benchmark (Agents' Last Exam).
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 has 1572.2B more parameters than Qwen3.8-27B, making it 5659.2% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 specifies output context (393,216 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3.8-27B supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 does not.
Qwen3.8-27B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
Qwen3.8-27B
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3.8-27B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 was released on 2026-08-13, while Qwen3.8-27B was released on 2026-08-14.
Qwen3.8-27B is 0 month newer than DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813.
Aug 13, 2026
1 weeks ago
Aug 14, 2026
1 weeks ago
1d newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 and Qwen3.8-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 vs Qwen3.8-27B.