Compare/Qwen3.7 Plus vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Qwen3.7 PlusvsDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3.7 Plus

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$1.6/M
Speed
49 tok/s
TTFT
2.37s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.59/M
Output
$1.69/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.7 Plus
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.7 Plus
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-4)
Qwen3.7 Plus

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.7 PlusDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.59
Output ($/M tokens)$1.6$1.69
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.7 Plus$0.56
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)$0.76

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.7 Plus
49 tok/s
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.7 Plus
2.37s
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
39.020.7
Coding Index
55.9
Math Index
89.7
GPQA Diamond
90.0%77.9%
MMLU-Pro
85.1%
LiveCodeBench
78.4%
AIME 2025
89.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
33.4%13.0%
SciCode
45.5%39.1%
IFBench
78.0%41.5%
TerminalBench
47.0%25.0%
Qwen3.7 Plus7 wins
4 winsDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.7 Plus or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.70/M tokens vs $0.86/M for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.7 Plus wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.7 Plus generates tokens faster at 49 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 2.37s).

When should I use Qwen3.7 Plus vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.7 Plus for lower cost, Qwen3.7 Plus for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.7 Plus for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.