Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.1% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (97.3%), MMLU-Redux (92.9%), CLUEWSC (92.8%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. Released in 2025, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 76.2% across 23 benchmarks. It excels particularly in Arena Hard (95.6%), GSM8k (94.4%), BBH (88.9%). The model shows particular specialization in math tasks with an average performance of 83.3%. It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Alibaba's latest advancement in AI technology.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

2025-01-20

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

2025-04-29

3 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Input:$0.55
Output:$2.19
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

$2.54 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.10

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Larger context
Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:671.0B
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:235.0B

Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+4.9%
Average Score:82.5%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Average Score:77.6%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

math
+14.0%
97.3%
code
+5.6%
82.1%
general
+0.5%
75.3%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

math
83.3%
code
76.6%
general
74.8%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 4 tok/s
Latency: 0.6ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 0.9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 2.1 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

DeepSeek

Throughput: 9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 23.74 tok/s
Latency: 0.79ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 21.74 tok/s
Latency: 1.23ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 68.17 tok/s
Latency: 0.78ms

Novita

Throughput: 38.51 tok/s
Latency: 1.02ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+4.9%
Avg Score:82.5%
Providers:4
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Avg Score:77.6%
Providers:4