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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B vs DeepSeek: R1 0528

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

Input delta: $0.01Output delta: $0.33Monthly delta: $19

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

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

MetricQwen: Qwen3 235B A22BDeepSeek: R1 0528
Developerqwendeepseek
Context Window131,072163,840
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.4550$0.4500
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$1.82$2.15
Projected Monthly Cost$164$183
Vision❌ No❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning✅ Yes✅ Yes
MMLU Score76.2N/A
GPQA61.3N/A

Price History

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.4550$1.14$1.82Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.4550

Current Output / 1M

$1.82

Price History

DeepSeek: R1 0528 Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.4500$1.30$2.15Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.4500

Current Output / 1M

$2.15

Cost Calculator

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01.0B
0500M

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B

$164

per month

Lower cost

DeepSeek: R1 0528

$183

per month

Live Recommendation

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B saves $19/mo at this workload
Open Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B model pageOpen DeepSeek: R1 0528 model page

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FAQ

Common questions for Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B vs DeepSeek: R1 0528 pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B or DeepSeek: R1 0528?

DeepSeek: R1 0528 is cheaper on input token cost by $0.01 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B or DeepSeek: R1 0528?

Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.33 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B and DeepSeek: R1 0528?

$19 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B and DeepSeek: R1 0528?

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