Qwen3 Coder 480B vs DeepSeek Chat
| Qwen3 Coder 480B | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | DeepSeek |
| Context Window | 262,144 | 128,000 |
| Release Date | — | 2025-05-21 |
| Input Price | $0.30/ 1M tokens | $0.27/ 1M tokens |
| Output Price | $1.00/ 1M tokens | $1.10/ 1M tokens |
| Best for | coding · code review · debugging · software engineering | general chat · coding · cost-sensitive apps · Chinese content |
Capabilities
| Qwen3 Coder 480B | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Long Context | ✓ | ✗ |
Ranking Comparison
| Qwen3 Coder 480B | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 41.4 | 77.5 |
| Benchmark | 0 | 85 |
| Capability | 57.1 | 42.9 |
| Price Efficiency | 100 | 100 |
| Context | 100 | 64 |
Overall = Benchmark 50% + Capability 20% + Price Efficiency 20% + Context 10%.
Benchmark Comparison
| Qwen3 Coder 480B | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Coding | — | — |
| Reasoning | — | — |
| Math | — | — |
| Vision | — | — |
Price History
Qwen3 Coder 480B
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.30 | $1.00 |
/ 1M tokens
DeepSeek Chat
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.27 | $1.10 |
/ 1M tokens
Qwen3 Coder 480B
Alibaba's code-specialized MoE model with a 256K context window.
DeepSeek Chat
DeepSeek's general chat model (V3 series), open-source friendly and cheap.