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Deepseek
Deepseek
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Qwen
Qwen

DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base vs Qwen3.5 9B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5 9B wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 9B
Speed
Qwen3.5 9B

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDeepSeek Coder 1.3B BaseQwen3.5 9BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.10Tie
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.15 DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.05N/A DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base is 11% cheaper overall.

DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base Providers

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Qwen3.5 9B Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base Wins
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Qwen3.5 9B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDeepSeek Coder 1.3B BaseQwen3.5 9BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-32.4-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-25.3-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-80.6-
Qwen3.5 9B significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base
N/A
tokens
Qwen3.5 9B
N/A
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricDeepSeek Coder 1.3B BaseQwen3.5 9BWinner
Tokens/secondN/A0.0 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A0.00s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek Coder 1.3B BaseQwen3.5 9B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek Coder 1.3B BaseQwen3.5 9B
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorDeepseekQwen

DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3.5 9B Modalities

Input
Output

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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 9B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 25.3, compared to DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base's score of N/A.
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base has a unknown token context window, while Qwen3.5 9B has a unknown token context window.
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base does not support vision. Qwen3.5 9B does not support vision.
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