DeepSeek Coder V2 vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking benchmark

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Coding Elo

DeepSeek Coder V21,442

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

LiveBench

DeepSeek Coder V258.6%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

SWE-bench

DeepSeek Coder V260.5%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

GPQA Diamond

DeepSeek Coder V270.2%

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Time to first token

DeepSeek Coder V2290 ms

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Output speed

DeepSeek Coder V275 tok/s

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Input priceDeepSeek Coder V2 (+$0.06/1M)

DeepSeek Coder V2$0.14/1M

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.2/1M

Output priceDeepSeek Coder V2 (+$2.12/1M)

DeepSeek Coder V2$0.28/1M

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$2.4/1M

Context windowQwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking (+134k)

DeepSeek Coder V2128k

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking262k

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Benchmark	DeepSeek Coder V2	Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	Advantage 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	$0.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	DeepSeek Coder V2 (+$0.06/1M)
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 VL 30B A3B Thinking (+134k)

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

Save up to 79% 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 VL 30B A3B Thinking$43.00 / mo

In: $7Out: $36

Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek Coder V2 is estimated to save $33.90/month ($407/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 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	DeepSeek Coder V2	Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	Larger window (262k).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking	Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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LIVE

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Coder V2

Elo 1,365

LiveBench58.6%

SWE-bench60.5%

Speed75 tok/s

Output cost$0.28/1M

Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

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 VL 30B A3B Thinking?: 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 VL 30B A3B Thinking?: 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 VL 30B A3B Thinking?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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 VL 30B A3B Thinking Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Dimensional AdvantageDeepSeek Coder V2 5/6

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo

DeepSeek Coder V21,365

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Coding Elo

DeepSeek Coder V21,442

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

LiveBench

DeepSeek Coder V258.6%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

SWE-bench

DeepSeek Coder V260.5%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

GPQA Diamond

DeepSeek Coder V270.2%

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Time to first token

DeepSeek Coder V2290 ms

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Output speed

DeepSeek Coder V275 tok/s

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking—

Input priceDeepSeek Coder V2 (+$0.06/1M)

DeepSeek Coder V2$0.14/1M

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.2/1M

Output priceDeepSeek Coder V2 (+$2.12/1M)

DeepSeek Coder V2$0.28/1M

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$2.4/1M

Context windowQwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking (+134k)

DeepSeek Coder V2128k

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking262k

Benchmark

DeepSeek Coder V2

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,365

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Coding Elo

1,442

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LiveBench

58.6%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

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SWE-bench

60.5%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

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GPQA Diamond

70.2%

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Time to first token

290 ms

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Output speed

75 tok/s

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Input price

$0.14/1M

$0.2/1M

DeepSeek Coder V2 (+$0.06/1M)

Output price

$0.28/1M

$2.4/1M

DeepSeek Coder V2 (+$2.12/1M)

Context window

128k

262k