DeepSeek V3.2 vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct takes 3 of 5 rounds against DeepSeek V3.2. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.89.
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.2
$0.89/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Crof · $0.129 per 1,000 pages
164k context · tool calling · open weights
Alibaba Cloudwins 3 roundsQwen2.5 7B Instruct
$0.20/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at SiliconFlow (China) · $0.033 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.28/M
$0.17/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.70/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$0.89/M at Crof
$0.20/M at SiliconFlow (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$1.24/M
$1.22/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.129
$0.033
Context
164k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
1 Dec 2025
1 Sept 2024
Providers selling it
54
9
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 7
DeepInfra$1.16 / $0.22
SiliconFlow$1.20 / $0.20
SiliconFlow (China)$1.23 / $0.20
Novita$1.21 / $0.28
Alibaba Cloud (China)$1.23 / $0.36
Eden AI$1.40 / $0.22- Alibaba Cloud$2.22 / $1.23
DeepSeek V3.2 then Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, 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
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Nous Portal$0.17 / $0.25 $0.21 / $0.3125% dearer · - DeepSeek V3.2
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.89 for DeepSeek V3.2, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- DeepSeek V3.2: $0.89 at Crof. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: $0.20 at SiliconFlow (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 7 providers sell both: DeepInfra, SiliconFlow, SiliconFlow (China), Novita, Alibaba Cloud (China), Eden AI, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.
- Which holds more context?
- DeepSeek V3.2, 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.