Is Qwen3.5 9B or DeepSeek-V3 cheaper?

Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.25 vs $1.25 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.5 9B or DeepSeek-V3?

Qwen3.5 9B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.5 9B vs DeepSeek-V3

Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.5 9B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.5 9B or DeepSeek-V3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.5 9B	DeepSeek-V3
Provider	Together AI	Together AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.17	$1.25
Output / 1M tokens	$0.25	$1.25
Context window	262K	131K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Dec 2024

Qwen3.5 9B details →DeepSeek-V3 details →

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