One-line verdict: DeepSeek wins on raw reasoning-per-yuan and its ultra-cheap API; Qwen wins on breadth — more model sizes, native vision, and the Alibaba cloud ecosystem behind it. For a cheap production API, start with DeepSeek; for private or edge deployment across hardware tiers, Qwen's size ladder is unmatched. Most serious teams end up testing both.
一句话结论:DeepSeek 赢在"推理性价比"和超便宜的 API;通义千问赢在"广度"——更多尺寸、原生视觉、背靠阿里云生态。做低成本线上 API 先看 DeepSeek;做私有化或多硬件部署,通义的尺寸梯队无人能及。认真的团队最后都会两边实测。
— 中国吧 AI Tools Hub Editorial Team
Why Compare Qwen and DeepSeek?为什么要对比通义千问和 DeepSeek?
Qwen (通义千问), from Alibaba, is the most prolific open model family in the world: dozens of sizes from under 1B to 235B parameters, covering chat, coding, vision, audio, and image generation — with new generations (Qwen3, Qwen3.5, Qwen3.8) shipping through 2026.通义千问出自阿里,是全球最多产的开源模型家族:从 1B 以下到 235B 参数的几十个尺寸,覆盖对话、代码、视觉、音频、图像生成——2026 年 Qwen3、Qwen3.5、Qwen3.8 代代相传。
DeepSeek (Hangzhou, 深度求索) took a narrower, sharper path: fewer models, but the V3/R1 line reset industry expectations on reasoning quality per dollar, and its 2026 V3.2 iteration sits in the top tier on public benchmarks.DeepSeek(杭州深度求索)走的是少而精的路线:模型不多,但 V3/R1 系列把"单位成本的推理质量"拉到新高度,2026 年的 V3.2 在公开跑分中位列第一梯队。
Both release open weights and both are free to chat. The real differences show up in model breadth, multimodal strength, and deployment flexibility.两者都开源权重、对话都免费。真正的差异体现在模型广度、多模态能力和部署灵活性上。
Head-to-Head Spec Table核心参数对比表
| Dimension对比维度 | 通义千问 | DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Latest models最新模型 | Qwen3.8-27B, Qwen3.5-27B (vision), Qwen3.8-Flash-NextQwen3.8-27B、Qwen3.5-27B(视觉)、Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | V3.2 (chat) / R1 (reasoning)V3.2(对话)/ R1(推理) |
| Deep reasoning / math深度推理 / 数学 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ strong, hybrid thinking modes强,混合思考模式 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ top-tier (R1)顶尖(R1) |
| Code ability代码能力 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Qwen-Coder line, strong at agentic codingQwen-Coder 系列,Agent 编程强 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excellent at debugging and reasoning-heavy code调试和推理型代码任务优秀 |
| Multimodal多模态 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ native vision (VL), audio, image-gen models in family原生视觉(VL)、音频,家族含生图模型 | weak — text-focused弱,以文本为主 |
| Model size ladder尺寸梯队 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~0.6B to 235B, runs on phones to clusters约 0.6B 到 235B,手机到集群全覆盖 | few sizes, full models need datacenter GPUs尺寸少,完整版需数据中心级显卡 |
| Long-context window长文本上限 | 256K native, up to ~1M with scaling原生 256K,可扩展至约 1M | ~128K约 128K |
| Open license开源协议 | Apache 2.0 (largest models: research license)Apache 2.0(最大尺寸为研究许可) | MITMIT |
| Local deployment本地部署 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ollama / vLLM / GGUF, 8GB VRAM minimum for small sizesOllama / vLLM / GGUF,小尺寸 8GB 显存可跑 | distilled versions via Ollama; full model heavy蒸馏版可走 Ollama,完整版很重 |
| API pricingAPI 价格 | low (Alibaba Cloud), see official site较低(阿里云),以官网为准 | ⭐ very low, cache-hit tiers极低,缓存命中分档 |
| Ecosystem生态整合 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alibaba Cloud, Tongyi App, ModelScope阿里云、通义 App、魔搭社区 | standalone, huge community fine-tunes独立产品,社区微调版本丰富 |
Pros & Cons各自优缺点
通义千问
✓ Pros优点
- Widest size ladder (~0.6B–235B): deploy on phones, PCs, or clusters尺寸梯队最全(约 0.6B–235B),手机、PC、集群都能部署
- Native vision, audio, and image-gen models — true multimodal family原生视觉、音频、生图模型,是真正的多模态家族
- Backed by Alibaba Cloud: one-stop API, fine-tuning, and enterprise support背靠阿里云:API、微调、企业支持一站式
✕ Cons缺点
- Pure reasoning benchmarks slightly trail DeepSeek-R1纯推理跑分略逊于 DeepSeek-R1
- Largest models carry a research license, not full Apache 2.0最大尺寸模型用研究许可,非完整 Apache 2.0
DeepSeek
✓ Pros优点
- Top-tier reasoning (R1) — math, debugging, logic at very low cost顶尖推理能力(R1),数学、调试、逻辑极强且成本极低
- Cheapest capable API on the market with cache-hit tiers市面上最便宜的可用 API,带缓存命中分档
- MIT license — the most permissive of the major open labsMIT 协议,主流开源大模型中最宽松
✕ Cons缺点
- Weak multimodal — no native vision or image generation多模态弱,无原生视觉和图像生成
- Full models need datacenter GPUs; fewer size options完整版需数据中心级显卡,尺寸选择少
Who Should Pick Which?选型建议:分人群看
🎓 Students学生
- DeepSeek for math/code homework with free step-by-step reasoningDeepSeek 做数理化和代码作业,免费分步推理
- Qwen for multimodal coursework: reading diagrams, images, and mixed documents通义千问 做多模态课程任务:看图、读图表、处理图文混排文档
💻 Developers开发者
- DeepSeek API for high-volume batch jobs at the lowest costDeepSeek API 做高频批量任务,成本最低
- Qwen for local/edge deployment: pick the size that fits your GPU通义千问 做本地/边缘部署:按显卡选尺寸
🏢 Enterprises企业
- DeepSeek for cost-sensitive production APIs; MIT license simplifies complianceDeepSeek 做成本敏感的线上 API,MIT 协议合规简单
- Qwen for private cloud deployment on Alibaba Cloud with fine-tuning and support通义千问 上阿里云做私有化部署,带微调和企业支持
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