DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs Qwen3.6 Max
DeepSeek vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 88.2)
- •DeepSeek-V4-Pro is cheaper ($0.44 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.6 Max is faster
- •DeepSeek-V4-Pro has a larger context window (1M)
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 88.2 | 88.8 |
| Developer | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.44 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.87 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 30 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | April 24, 2026 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1.6T (49B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
90.1
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
35.9
28.9