Model Comparison

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
vs. Qwen2.5 Turbo

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · DeepSeek, Alibaba

Recommended Pick

DeepSeek logo R1 0528 Qwen3 8B 13 metric wins

Strongest on: Input price, Output price, TTFT

Lowest Price

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

52.7 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

7.8 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Price gap

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen2.5 Turbo.

Reasoning gap

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B leads Qwen2.5 Turbo by 22.7 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B wins 13 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, TTFT, Latency.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

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Waiting

TTFT

Time

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Cost

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Qwen2.5 Turbo

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Time

tok/s

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Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
DeepSeek logo R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
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Alibaba logo Qwen2.5 Turbo
Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.00/1M$0.05/1M
Output Cost $0.00/1M$0.20/1M
Blended (3:1) $0.09/1M
Specifications
Organization DeepSeekAlibaba
Release Date May 29, 2025Nov 18, 2024
Performance & Speed
Throughput 92.2 tok/s
TTFT 1224ms
Latency 1224ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.0
Reasoning Score 52.729.9
Intelligence 16.412.0
Coding 7.8
Math 63.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 61.2%41.0%
MMLU Pro 73.9%63.3%
HLE 5.6%4.2%
LiveCodeBench 51.3%16.3%
MATH 500 93.2%80.5%
AIME 2025 63.7%
AIME (Original) 65.0%12.0%
SciCode 20.4%15.3%
LCR 13.0%
IFBench 19.9%
TAU-bench v2 0.0%
TerminalBench Hard 1.5%

Key Takeaways

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B has the strongest reasoning profile with a 52.7 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B reaches a 7.8 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development
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Qwen2.5 Turbo

  • General-purpose AI
  • Versatile applications