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Qwen3 235B A22B vs DeepSeek V3
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Winner summary
Qwen3 235B A22B wins on 8/8 benchmarks
Qwen3 235B A22B wins 8 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · arena · knowledge.
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3 235B A22B
#60 by perf·no signal
DeepSeek V3
#45 by perf·no signal
Best value
DeepSeek V3
2.0x better value than Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen3 235B A22B
49.6 pts/$
$1.14/M
DeepSeek V3
97.5 pts/$
$0.60/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3 235B A22BDeepSeek V3
Aider polyglot
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +11.2
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
Qwen3 235B A22B
59.6
DeepSeek V3
48.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +16.3
Qwen3 235B A22B
1374.4
DeepSeek V3
1358.2
Fiction.LiveBench
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +17.7
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Qwen3 235B A22B
67.7
DeepSeek V3
50.0
GPQA diamond
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +18.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen3 235B A22B
60.9
DeepSeek V3
42.0
Lech Mazur Writing
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +6.0
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Qwen3 235B A22B
83.0
DeepSeek V3
77.0
MATH level 5
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +4.0
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Qwen3 235B A22B
68.9
DeepSeek V3
64.8
SimpleBench
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +14.5
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Qwen3 235B A22B
17.2
DeepSeek V3
2.7
WeirdML
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +1.2
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Qwen3 235B A22B
37.3
DeepSeek V3
36.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B | DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
Aider polyglot Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework. | 59.6 | 48.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1374.4 | 1358.2 |
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 67.7 | 50.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 60.9 | 42.0 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 83.0 | 77.0 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 68.9 | 64.8 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 17.2 | 2.7 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 37.3 | 36.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.46 | $1.82 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $7.96 | |
| $0.32 | $0.89 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $4.63 |