Is Qwen3-VL Plus or DeepSeek R1 cheaper?

Qwen3-VL Plus is cheaper on output tokens ($1.43 vs $2.29 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-VL Plus or DeepSeek R1?

Qwen3-VL Plus has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3-VL Plus vs DeepSeek R1

Qwen3-VL Plus is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3-VL Plus offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3-VL Plus or DeepSeek R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3-VL Plus	DeepSeek R1
Provider	Alibaba (China)	Alibaba (China)
Input / 1M tokens	$0.14	$0.57
Output / 1M tokens	$1.43	$2.29
Context window	262K	131K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Sep 2025	Jan 2025

Qwen3-VL Plus details →DeepSeek R1 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.