Compare/DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.7 Plus

DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)vsQwen3.7 Plus

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

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.56/M
Output
$1.68/M
Speed
TTFT
Alibaba

Qwen3.7 Plus

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.7 Plus
Input ($/M tokens)$0.56$0.4
Output ($/M tokens)$1.68$1.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)$0.73
Qwen3.7 Plus$0.56

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
21.039.0
Coding Index
55.9
Math Index
49.7
GPQA Diamond
73.5%90.0%
MMLU-Pro
83.3%
LiveCodeBench
57.7%
AIME 2025
49.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
6.3%33.4%
SciCode
36.7%45.5%
IFBench
37.8%78.0%
TerminalBench
24.2%47.0%
DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)4 wins
7 winsQwen3.7 Plus

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.70/M tokens vs $0.84/M for DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.7 Plus wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-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. DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 2.37s).

When should I use DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.7 Plus?

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.