Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3 Max
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3 Max API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek · deepseek-v4-pro
- Input
- $1.32
- Output
- $3.96
- Context
- 1M
Qwen3 Max
novita · novita/qwen/qwen3-max
- Input
- $2.11
- Output
- $8.45
- Context
- 262.1K
Quick take
DeepSeek V4 Pro has the lower input price at $1.32 per 1M input tokens. DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper for the example blended workload below. DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro if...
- DeepSeek V4 Pro is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose Qwen3 Max if...
- Qwen3 Max is a reasonable pick when its provider, latency, or integration path fits your stack better.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen3 Max | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $2.11 | $3.80 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
| 10M input + 2M output | $21.12 | $38.00 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
| 100M input + 20M output | $211.20 | $380.00 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
Context, output, and capability fit
DeepSeek V4 Pro provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro max output
- 384K
- Qwen3 Max max output
- 65.5K
- DeepSeek V4 Pro features
- prompt caching, function calling
- Qwen3 Max features
- function calling
Risk notes for DeepSeek V4 Pro
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Qwen3 Max
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
frontierpremiumcodingreasoningagentsopen-weightlong-contextcache-friendlyraglocal-open