Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next wins on more metrics (5 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 28.5✓ | 28.3 |
| Coding Index | 31.9✓ | 22.9 |
| GPQA Diamond | 75%✓ | 74% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1238✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 28 | 48✓ |
| Latency | 848ms | 659ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.270 | $0.110✓ |
| Output price /M | $0.950 | $0.800✓ |
| Context window | 164K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ToolsJSON |