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. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, DeepSeek R1 or Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)?
DeepSeek R1 and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) are both competitive models. DeepSeek R1 costs $0.55/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking). Context windows: 128K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between DeepSeek R1 and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
DeepSeek R1 is made by deepseek while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is from qwen. DeepSeek R1 has a 128K token context window compared to Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)'s 1000K. On pricing, DeepSeek R1 costs $0.55/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking).
Per 1M tokens
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) wins input (1.4× cheaper)·DeepSeek R1 wins output (1.8× cheaper)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Style Comparison
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 7.9x more emoji
