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DeepSeek: R1 0528 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: R1 0528 and Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads overall

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads in price and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking remains competitive with advantages in context window.

Best for with DeepSeek: R1 0528

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

Best for with Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

Long document processing

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: R1 0528 Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Provider DeepSeek Qwen
Input price $0.45/M $0.78/M
Output price $2/M $4/M
Context window 164K 262K
Max output 66K 33K
Capabilities
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Released May 28, 2025 Feb 9, 2026

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

$2/M tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

$4/M tokens

Context Window

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

164K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

262K tokens

Capabilities

DeepSeek: R1 0528

2/4

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

2/4

Max Output

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

66K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

33K tokens

Recency

DeepSeek: R1 0528

May 2025

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking

Feb 2026

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