DeepSeek-R1 vs Qwen3.7 Max
DeepSeek vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.7 Max has the higher intelligence index (92.3 vs 75)
- •DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper ($0.55 vs $2.50 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.7 Max is faster
- •Qwen3.7 Max has a larger context window (1M)
| DeepSeek-R1 | Qwen3.7 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 75 | 92.3 |
| Developer | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.55 / 1M | $2.50 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.19 / 1M | $7.50 / 1M |
| Speed | 189 tok/s | 203 tok/s |
| Released | January 20, 2025 | May 21, 2026 |
| Parameters | 671B total / 37B active (MoE) | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
DeepSeek-R1
Qwen3.7 Max
GPQA Diamond
71.5
92.3
Humanity’s Last Exam
9.3
38.1