Model Comparison

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

DeepSeek

DeepSeek VL2

DeepSeek

DeepSeek VL2 is a multimodal language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 70.9% across 14 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DocVQA (93.3%), ChartQA (86.0%), TextVQA (84.2%). The model shows particular specialization in vision tasks with an average performance of 76.7%. It supports a 259K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2024, 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 VL2

DeepSeek

2024-12-13

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Alibaba

2025-04-29

4 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek VL2

Input:$9.50
Output:$4800.00
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

$4809.10 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.30

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek VL2

Larger context
Max Context:258.6K
Parameters:27.0B
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:30.5B

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek VL2

general
69.9%
roleplay
63.6%
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

general
+5.0%
74.9%
roleplay
+10.7%
74.3%

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek

DeepSeek VL2

1 providers

Replicate

Throughput: 22 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
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 VL2

Avg Score:0.0%
Providers:1
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B

Avg Score:0.0%
Providers:3