DeepSeek-V3.2 vs Qwen3.7 Plus Preview
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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Wins 5 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Math · Following instructions
Qwen3.7 Plus Preview is the stronger all-rounder.DeepSeek-V3.2 is cheaper.
Scores updated · 29 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software07Qwen3.7 Plus Preview7 of 7 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Qwen3.7 Plus Preview3 of 3 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own13Qwen3.7 Plus Preview3 of 4 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math02Qwen3.7 Plus Preview2 of 2 tests
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Qwen3.7 Plus Preview1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts00Even0 each · 1 tie
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
DeepSeek-V3.2 costs 65% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3.7 Plus Preview pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+55points ahead
- Long, multi-file coding tasks in real codebasesSWE-bench Pro+42points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+17.3points ahead
Where DeepSeek-V3.2 pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+10.5points ahead
- Customer-service tasks in a simulated bankτ-Bench V3 · Banking+1.3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 29 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingQwen3.7 Plus Preview
- SWE-bench ProQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 4215.657.6+42
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Qwen3.7 Plus Preview by 14.246.861+14.2
- Terminal-Bench HardQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 11.435.647+11.4
- SciCodeQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 7.238.946.1+7.2
- LiveCodeBench v6Qwen3.7 Plus Preview by 6.383.389.6+6.3
- SWE-bench MultilingualQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 5.670.275.8+5.6
- SWE-bench VerifiedQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 4.673.177.7+4.6
AgentsQwen3.7 Plus Preview
- MCP AtlasQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 1162.273.2+11
- AA ApexAgentsQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 7.914.522.4+7.9
- GDPValQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 3.89.613.4+3.8
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingDeepSeek-V3.2 by 1.318.817.5+1.3
ReasoningQwen3.7 Plus Preview
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 1124.635.6+11
- CritPtQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 6.22.99.1+6.2
- GPQA DiamondQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 68490+6
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 5517.372.3+55
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyDeepSeek-V3.2 by 10.53322.5+10.5
MathQwen3.7 Plus Preview
- HMMT Feb. 2026Qwen3.7 Plus Preview by 8.884.192.9+8.8
- IMOAnswerBenchQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 7.778.386+7.7
Following instructionsQwen3.7 Plus Preview
- IFBenchQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 17.360.778+17.3
Other results9 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Qwen3.7 Plus Preview by 23.946.470.3+23.9
- AA-OmniscienceQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 23.6-22.51.1+23.6
- MCPMarkQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 20.73858.7+20.7
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 11.744.255.9+11.7
- AA IntelligenceQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 3.721.525.2+3.7
- MMLU-ProQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 3.58588.5+3.5
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Qwen3.7 Plus Preview by 2.490.693+2.4
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3.7 Plus Preview by 1.418.319.7+1.4
- MMLU-Reduxtie93.794.5tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-V3.2 or Qwen3.7 Plus Preview?
Qwen3.7 Plus Preview wins five of the seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, math and following instructions. DeepSeek-V3.2 wins none, but costs 65% less. They are level on facts and long documents.
Which is better for coding?
Qwen3.7 Plus Preview. It wins 7 of the 7 coding tests both models report; DeepSeek-V3.2 wins none.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-V3.2 costs $0.28 per million input tokens and $0.42 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Plus Preview costs $0.40 and $1.60. That makes DeepSeek-V3.2 about 65% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 29 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 20 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 9 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.