DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) vs Qwen3.8 Max

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) vs Qwen3.8 Max. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.10
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.8 MaxOff the frontier
Intelligence
40.20
Total cost
$3172
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Qwen3.8 MaxDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)13.140.2+206.9% Qwen3.8 Max is 3.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$3,172.37— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)76.91s64.64s−16.0% Qwen3.8 Max is 16.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.85 / $2.75$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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