qwen3-max vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Side-by-side comparison of qwen3-max and deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API.
qwen3-max
Input / 1M
$0.86
Output / 1M
$3.44
Context
262K
Model ID
alibaba/qwen3-max
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Input / 1M
$0.85
Output / 1M
$2.50
Context
64K
Model ID
deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Pricing & specifications
| qwen3-max | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $0.86 | $0.85 |
| Output price / 1M | $3.44 | $2.50 |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 64K tokens |
| Max output | 66K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Vision input | Yes | N/A |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | N/A | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | N/A |
| Computer use | N/A | N/A |
| Provider | Alibaba Cloud | DeepInfra |
Questions people ask
Is qwen3-max better than deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1?
Benchmark data is limited for one or both models. Compare pricing and capabilities in the tables above, and test both on your own workload.
Which is cheaper, qwen3-max or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1?
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper. qwen3-max costs $0.86/$3.44 per 1M input/output tokens, while deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 costs $0.85/$2.50.
Can I use qwen3-max and deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "alibaba/qwen3-max" and "deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
qwen3-max supports up to 262K tokens of context. deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 supports up to 64K tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.
Switch between qwen3-max and deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 with one line of code
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