Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | SiliconFlow | SiliconFlow |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.50 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $1.50 | $2.18 |
| Context window | 262K | 164K |
| Parameters | — | 671B |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | May 2025 |
FAQ
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