DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Off the frontier
Intelligence
8.50
Total cost
$25.4
AlibabaQwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.30
Total cost
-
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 V3 (Dec '24)Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.516.3+91.8% Qwen3 Max Thinking (P… is 91.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$25.37Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.89sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.32 / $0.89—
Input modalitiesTextText
Open this matchup in the interactive pickerDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24): what beats itQwen3 Max Thinking (Preview): what beats it
Matchup

Compare something else

Agents: Accept: text/markdown or ?format=md returns this page as Markdown. JSON: /api/v1/compare/deepseek-v3/qwen3-max-thinking-preview · Markdown: /api/v1/compare/deepseek-v3/qwen3-max-thinking-preview?format=md · llms.txt · agent skill