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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 vs DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.03Output delta: $0.60Monthly delta: $40

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Developerdeepseekdeepseek
Context Window163,84032,768
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.3200$0.2900
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.8900$0.2900
Projected Monthly Cost$92$52
Vision❌ No❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes❌ No
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning❌ No✅ Yes
MMLU ScoreN/A73.9
GPQAN/A61.5

Price History

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.3200$0.6050$0.8900Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.3200

Current Output / 1M

$0.8900

Price History

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.2900$0.2900$0.2900Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.2900

Current Output / 1M

$0.2900

Cost Calculator

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01.0B
0500M

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

$92

per month

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B

$52

per month

Lower cost

Live Recommendation

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B saves $40/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 vs DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 or DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B?

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B is cheaper on input token cost by $0.03 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 or DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B?

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B is cheaper on output token cost by $0.60 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 and DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B?

$40 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 and DeepSeek: R1 Distill Qwen 32B?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.