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Qwen 3.8 Flash Next outperforms DeepSeek V4.1 on local LLM benchmarks

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A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA community has benchmarked two large language models, Qwen 3.8 Flash Next and DeepSeek v4.1 Flash 1017. In their testing using a modified version of BenchKit, Qwen 3.8 Flash Next achieved a perfect score of 25/25 on a small sample of data, while DeepSeek v4.1 Flash 1017 scored 23/25. The user found Qwen to be superior, noting faster response times and more accurate results on specific coding tasks. AI

IMPACT Suggests Qwen 3.8 Flash Next may offer superior performance for certain local LLM applications.

RANK_REASON User-conducted benchmark comparing two LLMs. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Qwen 3.8 Flash Next outperforms DeepSeek V4.1 on local LLM benchmarks

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/whiteh4cker ·

    Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (129 GB) is better than 2.6 bpw DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (187 GB + 203 GB Engram)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I compared <a href="https://huggingface.co/albucino/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-W4A16-FP8PLE">Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-W4A16-FP8PLE</a> at xhigh reasoning vs <a href="https://huggingface.co/icecubetr/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-dsx-2.6bit">DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017…

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