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Frequently asked questions

Which is better: DeepSeek-LLM or Qwen3-Max?

DeepSeek-LLM and Qwen3-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Only Qwen3-Max has a verified first-party API price: $1.20 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens. No pay-as-you-go API rate is tracked for DeepSeek-LLM. DeepSeek-LLM shipped 665 days before Qwen3-Max, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-LLM has 7B/67B parameters, while Qwen3-Max has >1T. Context windows are 4k (DeepSeek-LLM) vs 256k (Qwen3-Max). DeepSeek-LLM is open weight, while Qwen3-Max is closed.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-LLM and Qwen3-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

When was DeepSeek-LLM released?

DeepSeek-LLM was released by DeepSeek on Nov 29 2023.

When was Qwen3-Max released?

Qwen3-Max was released by Qwen on Sep 24 2025.

Is DeepSeek-LLM or Qwen3-Max cheaper?

Only Qwen3-Max has a verified first-party API price: $1.20 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens. No pay-as-you-go API rate is tracked for DeepSeek-LLM. Rates are pay-as-you-go API prices verified on August 18, 2026.

How do the context windows of DeepSeek-LLM and Qwen3-Max compare?

DeepSeek-LLM has a 4k context window; Qwen3-Max has 256k.

Is DeepSeek-LLM or Qwen3-Max open source?

DeepSeek-LLM is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Qwen3-Max is a closed model released by Qwen.