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 30B A3B

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 73.3% across 8 benchmarks. It excels particularly in Arena Hard (91.0%), AIME 2024 (80.4%), LiveBench (74.3%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 3 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 30B A3B

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 30B A3B

$2.34 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.30

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

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

Qwen3 30B A3B

Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:30.5B

Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+2.4%
Average Score:77.4%
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Average Score:74.9%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

code
+19.5%
82.1%
general
+0.4%
75.3%
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

code
62.6%
general
74.9%
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 30B A3B

3 providers

DeepInfra

Throughput: 82.57 tok/s
Latency: 0.84ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 122.4 tok/s
Latency: 0.66ms

Novita

Throughput: 88.84 tok/s
Latency: 0.73ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+2.4%
Avg Score:77.4%
Providers:4
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Avg Score:74.9%
Providers:3