Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or DeepSeek R1 cheaper?

DeepSeek R1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.29 vs $7.90 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or DeepSeek R1?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview has the larger context window (246K tokens).

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs DeepSeek R1

DeepSeek R1 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Max Preview offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 Max Preview or DeepSeek R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 Max Preview	DeepSeek R1
Provider	Alibaba (China)	Alibaba (China)
Input / 1M tokens	$1.32	$0.57
Output / 1M tokens	$7.90	$2.29
Context window	246K	131K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Apr 2026	Jan 2025

Qwen3.6 Max Preview details →DeepSeek R1 details →

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