Qwen3-Max vs DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning)
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
Qwen3-Max comes from Alibaba and DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) from DeepSeek. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Qwen3-Max holds more in a single conversation — 256K tokens against 128K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.03 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | Qwen3-Max | DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | DeepSeek |
| Model ID | qwen3-max | deepseek-reasoner |
| Context window | 256K | 128K |
| Max output | 80K | 64K |
| Input price | $1.20 / 1M tokens | $0.03 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $6.00 / 1M tokens | $0.42 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text | text |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | Premium | Free |
Which should you use?
Pick Qwen3-Max when…
- You need the larger context window — 256K against 128K.
- You want longer single responses — up to 80K output tokens.
Pick DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $0.03 / 1M tokens versus $1.20 / 1M tokens.
- You are on the free plan — this model is included without an upgrade.
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