Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Zero vs Qwen3-Coder

Comparing DeepSeek R1 Zero and Qwen3-Coder across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek R1 Zero and Qwen3-Coder don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
Input tokens$0.18
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

191.0B diff

DeepSeek R1 Zero has 191.0B more parameters than Qwen3-Coder, making it 39.8% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
671.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
480.0Bparameters
671.0B
DeepSeek R1 Zero
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-Coder specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Qwen3-Coder specifies output context (256,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Zero is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Coder uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-Coder

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Zero was released on 2025-01-20, while Qwen3-Coder was released on 2025-01-01.

DeepSeek R1 Zero is 1 month newer than Qwen3-Coder.

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

2w newer
Qwen3-Coder

Jan 1, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3-Coder

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (256,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Zero
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Zero vs Qwen3-Coder

DeepSeek R1 Zero (DeepSeek) and Qwen3-Coder (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek R1 Zero scores MATH-500: 95.9%, AIME 2024: 86.7%, GPQA: 73.3%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.
DeepSeek R1 Zero supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-Coder supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Zero is developed by DeepSeek and Qwen3-Coder is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.