DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Qwen3 8B.
model vs model · prices as of
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen3 8B. Qwen3 8B counters on price: $0.24 per million tokens against $0.99, for 131k context instead of 164k.
DeepSeekwins 3 roundsDeepSeek V3.2 Exp
$0.99/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at ZenMux · $0.152 per 1,000 pages
164k context · tool calling · open weights
Alibaba CloudQwen3 8B
$0.24/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at SiliconFlow (China) · $0.0396 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.27/M
$0.18/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.41/M
$0.70/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$0.99/M at ZenMux
$0.24/M at SiliconFlow (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$1.22/M
$1.24/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.152
$0.0396
Context
164k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
29 Sept 2025
1 Apr 2025
Providers selling it
11
16
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 8
SiliconFlow$1.22 / $0.24
Novita$1.22 / $0.24
Alibaba Cloud (China)$1.29 / $0.50
Kilo Gateway$1.22 / $0.81
Nous Portal$1.22 / $0.81
OpenRouter$1.22 / $0.81
NanoGPT$1.26 / $1.88
TrustedRouter$1.29 / $2.79
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp then Qwen3 8B, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- DeepSeek V3.2 ExpNous Portal$0.22 / $0.33 $0.27 / $0.4125% dearer ·
- Qwen3 8BNanoGPT$0.11 / $0.45 $0.47 / $0.47141% dearer ·
- Qwen3 8BNous Portal$0.09 / $0.36 $0.12 / $0.4625% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Qwen3 8B?
- Qwen3 8B, at $0.24 per million tokens against $0.99 for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: $0.99 at ZenMux. Qwen3 8B: $0.24 at SiliconFlow (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 8 providers sell both: SiliconFlow, Novita, Alibaba Cloud (China), Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is SiliconFlow.
- Which holds more context?
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, at 164k tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.