DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen3.7 Max: API Pricing Comparison
DeepSeek DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Alibaba Qwen3.7 Max — token prices, batch and cache rates, Arena ELO, and cost per request for 8 business use cases. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-08-14.
DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing (DeepSeek)
- Input: $1.17 per 1M tokens
- Output: $2.34 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): not published
- Prompt-cache read: $0.10
- Context window: 1M
- Arena ELO: 1449 (as of 2026-08-13)
- Full DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing page
Qwen3.7 Max pricing (Alibaba)
- Input: $1.48 per 1M tokens
- Output: $4.43 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): not published
- Prompt-cache read: $0.29
- Context window: 1M
- Arena ELO: 1466 (as of 2026-08-13)
- Full Qwen3.7 Max pricing page
Cost per request by business use case
List price vs optimized (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads — only where the provider publishes those rates).
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | DeepSeek V4 Pro list | DeepSeek V4 Pro optimized | Qwen3.7 Max list | Qwen3.7 Max optimized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $0.0029 | $0.0020 | $0.0044 | $0.0034 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.0042 | $0.0027 | $0.0065 | $0.0048 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.015 | $0.013 | $0.020 | $0.019 |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.0071 | $0.0066 | $0.012 | $0.011 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.0082 | $0.0066 | $0.013 | $0.012 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.0032 | $0.0027 | $0.0049 | $0.0043 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.0040 | $0.0038 | $0.0061 | $0.0058 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.014 | $0.0095 | $0.022 | $0.017 |
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These are list prices — real cost also depends on caching, batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and existing contracts. Get a FinOps review from OptimNow or compare all models.