DeepSeek R1 vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Compare DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek against Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 20 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
DeepSeek R1Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
3.6× cheaper
Output
$2.19
2.7× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
DeepSeek R1 is cheaper on both — 3.6× input, 2.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
52%
DeepSeek R1 uses 4.3x more emoji
DeepSeek R1
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
62%Vocabulary48%
15wSentence Length17w
0.52Hedging0.95
8.0Bold4.3
5.7Lists8.2
0.04Emoji0.00
0.62Headings1.92
0.28Transitions0.02
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