Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)Qwen3.7-MaxVSDeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Pro
Our Take
We recommend Qwen3.7-Max for its clear benchmark advantage, or the 1.7x cheaper DeepSeek V4 Pro only if your budget requires optimizing costs for very high-volume pipelines. While Qwen3.7-Max offers superior reasoning and coding, it carries a moderate price premium. Choose Qwen3.7-Max for quality, or DeepSeek V4 Pro for cost optimization.
▶WHY?
Benchmark Calculations & Evidence:
Coding Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the SWE-bench Pro benchmark. Qwen3.7-Max scored 60.6%, while DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 52.1%.
Reasoning Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the GPQA Diamond benchmark. Qwen3.7-Max scored 92.4%, while DeepSeek V4 Pro scored 88%.
Cost Efficiency: DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing ($1.74/M input, $3.48/M output) is 1.7x cheaper than Qwen3.7-Max ($2.5/M input, $7.5/M output).
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+8.5%)
60.6%complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+4.4%)
92.4%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$3.75Input: $2.50 | Output: $7.50Context Window
1.05M tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
52.1%complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
88%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)1.7x cheaper
$2.17Input: $1.74 | Output: $3.48Context Window
1.05M tokensFrequently Asked Questions about Qwen3.7-Max vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper than Qwen3.7-Max. DeepSeek V4 Pro has a blended cost of $2.17/1M tokens, which is about 1.7x cheaper than Qwen3.7-Max at $3.75/1M tokens.
Qwen3.7-Max is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 60.6% on swe-bench-pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning) compared to DeepSeek V4 Pro which scores 52.1%.
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