DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or Qwen3.7 Plus by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 121.1% more intelligence, 7.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 126.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 25.2 | +121.1% Qwen3.7 Plus is 2.2× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $427.73 | −7.2% Qwen3.7 Plus is 7.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.14s | 45.52s | +126.0% Qwen3.7 Plus is 126.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.40 / $1.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Qwen3.7 Plus is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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