Overview
DeepSeek V3.1 Base vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: side-by-side summary
DeepSeek V3.1 Base and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
DeepSeek V3.1 Base, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, from Qwen, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.40/M tokens input, $4/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3.1 Base: 163,840 tokens
- Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 131,072 tokens
- Price
- DeepSeek V3.1 Base: Pricing varies by provider
- Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: $0.40/M tokens input, $4/M tokens output
- Provided by
- DeepSeek V3.1 Base: DeepSeek
- Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: Qwen