Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | SiliconFlow | SiliconFlow |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.45 | $0.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $3.50 | $1.00 |
| Context window | 262K | 164K |
| Parameters | — | 671B |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Dec 2024 |
FAQ
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