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  3. DeepSeek Coder V2 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

DeepSeek Coder V2 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, DeepSeek Coder V2 is more budget-friendly at $0.28/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both DeepSeek Coder V2 and Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek open-weight Mixture-of-Experts coding model supporting 338 programming languages and 128k context.

Elo 1,365$0.28/1M out
Alibaba
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3.5-122b-a10b). Preview until a second source matches.

$2.4/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for DeepSeek Coder V2
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

DeepSeek Coder V2

$0.28 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageDeepSeek Coder V2 5/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

DeepSeek Coder V2 (9)vsQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (1)
DeepSeek Coder V2: 9W (90%)Overall: DeepSeek Coder V2Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: 1W (10%)
← DeepSeek Coder V2Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B →
DeepSeek Coder V2 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
1,365vs—
Coding Elo
1,442vs—
SWE-bench
60.5%vs—
LiveBench
58.6%vs—
GPQA Diamond
70.2%vs—
DeepSeek Coder V2: 5WQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: 0W
DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
75 tok/svs—
Time to first token
290 msvs—
DeepSeek Coder V2: 2WQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: 0W
DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0.28/1Mvs$2.4/1M
Input price
$0.14/1Mvs$0.29/1M
Context window
128kvs262k
DeepSeek Coder V2: 2WQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
DeepSeek Coder V21,365
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
Coding Elo
DeepSeek Coder V21,442
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
LiveBench
DeepSeek Coder V258.6%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
SWE-bench
DeepSeek Coder V260.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
GPQA Diamond
DeepSeek Coder V270.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
Time to first token
DeepSeek Coder V2290 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
Output speed
DeepSeek Coder V275 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B—
Input priceDeepSeek Coder V2 (+$0.15/1M)
DeepSeek Coder V2$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B$0.29/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceDeepSeek Coder V2 (+$2.12/1M)
DeepSeek Coder V2$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B$2.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (+134k)
DeepSeek Coder V2128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDeepSeek Coder V2Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,365
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,442
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
58.6%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
60.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
70.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
290 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
75 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.29/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
DeepSeek Coder V2 (+$0.15/1M)
Output price
$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$2.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
DeepSeek Coder V2 (+$2.12/1M)
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (+134k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 80% with DeepSeek Coder V2
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
DeepSeek Coder V2$9.10 / mo
In: $4.9Out: $4.2
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B$46.15 / mo
In: $10.15Out: $36
Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek Coder V2 is estimated to save $37.05/month ($445/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    DeepSeek Coder V2:Pick DeepSeek Coder V2 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatDeepSeek Coder V2

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatDeepSeek Coder V2Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10BLarger window (262k).
Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10BQwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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DeepSeek Coder V2

Elo 1,365
LiveBench58.6%
SWE-bench60.5%
Speed75 tok/s
Output cost$0.28/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$2.4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek Coder V2 or Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, DeepSeek Coder V2 or Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
DeepSeek Coder V2 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $2.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, DeepSeek Coder V2 or Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B accepts 262k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
DeepSeek Coder V2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. DeepSeek Coder V2 and Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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