Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 wins on more metrics (7 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 28.5 | 29.5✓ |
| Coding Index | 31.9✓ | 23.2 |
| GPQA Diamond | 75% | 79%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 1238✓ | 1097 |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 26 | 72✓ |
| Latency | 933ms | 508ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.270 | $0.100✓ |
| Output price /M | $0.950 | $0.100✓ |
| Context window | 164K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSON |