Qwen3 vs DeepSeek R1 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·204 quotes

As of : Qwen3 has an official price of $0.0138/1M tokens; the other has no official direct pricing yet. Via relay providers, the lowest Qwen3 rate is $0.0003 (LingYa API) and DeepSeek R1 is $0.0228 (TreeRouter). Context windows: Qwen3 262K, DeepSeek R1 128K. Qwen3 supports image input. 204 provider quotes tracked (Qwen3: 134, DeepSeek R1: 70), updated daily.
Qwen3Mid-tier
Official
$0.0138
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0003
/ 1M tokens
134 providers · 262K Context · 👁 Vision
DeepSeek R1Mid-tier
Lowest
$0.0228
/ 1M tokens
70 providers · 128K Context
At the best relay price, Qwen3 is ~99% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Qwen3DeepSeek R1
Official input / 1M tokens$0.0138
Official output / 1M tokens$0.0550
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0003$0.0228
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.0003$0.0900
providers13470
Context262K128K
Vision

Qwen3 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
Alibaba Cloud DashScopeOfficial🇨🇳支付宝微信VisaMCManual
$0.0138
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Relay / Aggregator
LingYa APIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0003
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0024
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LaoZhang APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0138
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PackyCodeRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0207
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CompshareRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信银行卡Live
$0.0207
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302.AIRelay🇨🇳支付宝VisaMCLive
$0.0220
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DeepSeek R1 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Relay / Aggregator
TreeRouterRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0228
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0505
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Novita AIRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.0600
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LaoZhang APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0690
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302.AIRelay🇨🇳支付宝VisaMCLive
$0.0700
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PoloAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1379
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 or DeepSeek R1?

Official pricing for these two models cannot be directly compared. See the live provider tables below.

What context window do Qwen3 and DeepSeek R1 support?

Qwen3 has a 262K token context window; DeepSeek R1 has 128K tokens.

Do Qwen3 and DeepSeek R1 support image input?

Qwen3 supports image input; DeepSeek R1 does not support image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Qwen3 or DeepSeek R1?

Qwen3's lowest input price is $0.0003/1M tokens (LingYa API). DeepSeek R1's is $0.0228/1M tokens (TreeRouter). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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