Model Comparison

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

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V2.5

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V2.5 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 71.1% across 15 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM8k (95.1%), MT-Bench (90.2%), HumanEval (89.0%). The model is available through 3 API providers. Released in 2024, 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-V2.5

DeepSeek

2024-05-08

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

2025-04-29

11 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V2.5

Input:$0.14
Output:$0.28
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

$0.22 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.10

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V2.5

Max Context:16.4K
Parameters:236.0B
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Larger context
Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:235.0B

Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V2.5

Average Score:80.5%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

+2.9%
Average Score:83.4%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V2.5

roleplay
+13.1%
90.2%
math
+1.6%
84.9%
code
66.1%
general
68.4%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

roleplay
77.1%
math
83.3%
code
+10.5%
76.6%
general
+6.4%
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-V2.5

3 providers

Hyperbolic

Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 63 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms

DeepSeek

Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
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-V2.5

Avg Score:80.5%
Providers:3
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

+2.9%
Avg Score:83.4%
Providers:4