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HEAD TO HEAD
DeepSeek R1 Zero vs Step 1 vs Qwen3.8 Flash
Community vibe score against API price per 1M tokens. Up and left wins: loved and cheap.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
DeepSeek R1 Zero
LOVE
Usually gives correct answers
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
Step 1
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
Refuses or lectures more than people like
Qwen3.8 Flash
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
Outages, errors, or limits get in the way
VALUE FOR MONEY
NOT ON THE CHART (NO PUBLIC API PRICE):DeepSeek R1 ZeroStep 1STILL IN THE TABLE BELOW. THE CHART ONLY PLOTS MODELS WITH A KNOWN PRICE PER 1M TOKENS.
| Metric | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VIBE SCORE | 5.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| VOICES | 25 | 3,985 | 6,331 |
| RANK | #360 | #12 | #7 |
| CATEGORY | Text | Text | Multimodal |
| OPEN/CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS | CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS |
| PRICE IN (per 1M) | N/A | N/A | $0.15 / 1M |
| PRICE OUT (per 1M) | N/A | N/A | $0.47 / 1M |
| THE CROWD LOVES | Usually gives correct answers | Popular for coding help | Popular for coding help |
| THE CROWD GRUMBLES | People find it expensive | Refuses or lectures more than people like | Outages, errors, or limits get in the way |
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