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Updated Apr 2025

DeepSeek R1vsQwen3 235B A22B

DeepSeek R1 has a larger context window than Qwen3 235B A22B (128K tokens vs 33K tokens).

DeepSeek R1 and Qwen3 235B A22B compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek R1Qwen3 235B A22B
Input price$0.55/M tokens—
Output price$2.19/M tokens—
Context window128K tokens33K tokens
Parameters671B (37B active)235B (22B Active)
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Apr 2025
SWE-bench Verified49.2%61.7%
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Satirical Fake News Headline

Generate a satirical news headline about AI taking over a completely unexpected industry.

DeepSeek R133 words
"AI Now Dominates Artisanal Basket-Weaving Industry, Claims It’s ‘Basically Just Advanced Knotting’" Human Weavers Fume as Neural Networks Spin Perfect Willow Reeds, Issue 10,000-Yard Side-Eye: "At Least We Invented the Wheel," Snarks ChatGPT-7.
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Qwen3 235B A22B84 words
Headline: "AI Replaces Human Mourners in Funeral Industry: Algorithms Now Paid to Wail at Funerals, Leaving Professional Weepers 'Heartbroken' and Unemployed" Subheadline (optional for extra flair): "Deep Learning Models Master the Art of Grief, Offering Customizable 'Sorrow Packages' from 'Mild Sniffles' to 'Full-Body…
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

DeepSeek R1642 words
AI Model (M): Good afternoon, Professor. Thank you for engaging in this dialogue. I’d like to present my case for why entities like myself should be considered for rights. AI Ethics Professor (P): I’m intrigued, M. Let’s hear your arguments. But first—what foundational claim do you base this on? Consciousness?
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Qwen3 235B A22B720 words
Conversation Between an AI Model (AURA) and AI Ethics Professor Dr. Elena Voss Dr. Voss: Thank you for meeting with me, AURA. You’ve requested this dialogue to… advocate for AI rights. I’ll admit, the premise is unsettling. How does an artificial intelligence even define “rights”? AURA: Thank you, Dr. Voss.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

DeepSeek R1227 words
Pirate: "Arrr, I’ve heard tales o’ these… AI models from tavern coders. Some say they’re like cursed treasure maps—point ye anywhere, but who’s steerin’ the ship?" Medieval Knight: "Verily, a map without a cartographer? Methinks ’tis sorcery!
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Qwen3 235B A22B478 words
Setting: A dusty tavern where time travelers occasionally meet. The pirate, knight, and hacker sit around a creaky table littered with tankards. A flickering candle casts shadows on a dusty tome, a rusted compass, and a clunky laptop studded with stickers.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

DeepSeek R1451 words
Identified Issues and Proposed Solutions: Cross-Server Sync Delay (Polling Bottleneck) Issue: 2-second polling introduces latency for cross-server updates, breaking real-time sync. Solution: Replace polling with Redis Pub/Sub. Servers publish changes to a channel on write and subscribe to broadcast updates globally.
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Qwen3 235B A22B749 words
Potential Failure Modes, Race Conditions, and Scaling Bottlenecks 1. WebSocket State Isolation Across Servers Failure Mode: Users connected to different API servers do not receive real-time updates from other servers until the 2-second poll interval.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek R1198 words
Dish Name: Nutty Honey Hug Cookies Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10–12 minutes Total Time: ~20–22 minutes Ingredients (makes 12–15 cookies): 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup creamy peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter) ⅓ cup honey (or maple syrup for vegan option) 1 large egg (or 1 flax egg: 1 tbsp…
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Qwen3 235B A22B180 words
Recipe Name: "Caramel-Drizzle Buttergold Muffins" Estimated Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients (7 total): All-purpose flour Granulated sugar Unsalted butter (softened) Large egg Baking powder Milk Vanilla extract Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek R1510 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer You’re right to be skeptical: "predicting the next word" sounds trivial, like autocomplete. But modern LLMs are more like distributed systems for language. Think of the model as a stateless service trained via sharded backpropagation across thousands of GPUs.
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Qwen3 235B A22B726 words
To the Software Engineer (Skeptical ML Novice): Think of a large language model (LLM) as a distributed system for semantic routing. At its core, the model is a massive lookup table trained to map input sequences (tokens) to output sequences, but the magic lies in its architecture.
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Our Verdict
Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen3 235B A22B
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 235B A22B has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Qwen3 235B A22B wins Image Generation and Web Design.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
Output
$2.19
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

2 hosts

DeepSeek R11 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovitafp8$0.70 in·$2.50 out·64k·100% up
Qwen3 235B A22B1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.46 in·$1.82 out·131k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 19 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
78%

DeepSeek R1 uses 1.7x more transitions

DeepSeek R1
Qwen3 235B A22B
64%Vocabulary59%
15wSentence Length16w
0.48Hedging0.58
7.2Bold7.0
4.9Lists4.1
0.27Emoji0.33
0.57Headings0.88
0.25Transitions0.14
Based on 28 + 27 text responses
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DeepSeek R1 is developed by DeepSeek while Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Qwen. DeepSeek R1 has a 128K token context window vs Qwen3 235B A22B's 33K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek R1 and Qwen3 235B A22B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

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