Is DeepSeek V3 0324 or Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 cheaper?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.80 vs $1.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V3 0324 or Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek V3 0324 or Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek V3 0324	Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507
Provider	Crusoe	Crusoe
Input / 1M tokens	$0.50	$0.22
Output / 1M tokens	$1.50	$0.80
Context window	164K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2025	Jul 2025

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