DeepSeek R1 vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 37 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek R1
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
Output
$2.19
1.8× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
1.4× cheaper
Output
$4.00
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) wins input (1.4× cheaper)·DeepSeek R1 wins output (1.8× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
64%
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 7.9x more emoji
DeepSeek R1
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
62%Vocabulary54%
15wSentence Length15w
0.52Hedging0.36
8.0Bold7.0
5.7Lists4.6
0.04Emoji0.34
0.62Headings0.94
0.28Transitions0.09
Based on 22 + 18 text responses
Research
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