Qwen 3 Max vs DeepSeek V3.2
China's two open-weights heavyweights compared.
Cheapest
DeepSeek V3.2
$0.28 / 1M tok
Highest quality
Qwen 3 Max
8.2 / 10
Best V-Index
DeepSeek V3.2
28.93
| Dimension | Qwen 3 Max | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Alibaba | DeepSeek |
| Input price ($ / 1M tok) | $0.40 | $0.28 |
| Quality (1–10) | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| V-Index (Quality ÷ Price) | 20.50 | 28.93 |
| reasoning precision | High | High |
| coding precision | High | High |
| creative precision | Medium | Medium |
| factual precision | Medium | Medium |
| summarization precision | High | High |
| extraction precision | High | High |
Verdict
For raw value-per-token, DeepSeek V3.2 wins on V-Index (28.93 vs 20.50). For absolute quality on reasoning-heavy work, Qwen 3 Max is the safer pick. Run your real prompt through the auditor below to see which one wins for your specific workload.
Scaling Roadmap
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