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DeepSeek V3.1 vs Qwen3 8B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.1 wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Qwen3 8B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
Price Advantage
Qwen3 8B
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek V3.1
Context Window
Qwen3 8B
Speed
Qwen3 8B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3.1Qwen3 8B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3.1Qwen3 8B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekQwen
ReleasedAug 2025Apr 2025

DeepSeek V3.1 Modalities

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Qwen3 8B Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 8B has cheaper input pricing at $0.05/M tokens. Qwen3 8B has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
DeepSeek V3.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 28.4, compared to Qwen3 8B's score of 7.1.
DeepSeek V3.1 has a 32,768 token context window, while Qwen3 8B has a 40,960 token context window.
DeepSeek V3.1 does not support vision. Qwen3 8B does not support vision.