Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

DeepSeek V3 is the cheaper of the two: one 1,000-word request costs about 579 toman.

Which one has the larger context window?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B, with 262,144 tokens.

Can I use DeepSeek V3 and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B with one API key?

Yes. An uttapen key reaches every model unless you gave it an allowed-models list, and each request is charged in toman to the same wallet; only the model value changes.

DeepSeek V3 vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Both sit behind the same key and the same code on uttapen — the only thing that changes is the model string, so you can run each of them against your own workload without touching anything else.

Feature	DeepSeek V3	Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Provider	DeepSeek	Qwen (Alibaba)
Model id	deepseek/deepseek-chat	qwen/qwen3-coder
Context	163,840 tokens	262,144 tokens
Max output	16,000 tokens	65,536 tokens
Input / 1M tokens	89,117 toman	103,866 toman
Output / 1M tokens	356,156 toman	346,219 toman
≈ one 1,000-word request	579 toman	585 toman
Input caching	No	34,622 toman / 1M
Image input	No	No
File input	No	No
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
JSON output	Yes	Yes
Reasoning mode	No	No

Which one for what?

DeepSeek V3

Agents that call your own APIs and database

579 toman per 1,000 words · Model page

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Whole documents or a codebase in a single request
Agents that call your own APIs and database

585 toman per 1,000 words · Model page

Run both with the same code

Swap the model value between the two ids and send the same request twice; what each answer cost comes back in the X-Uttapen-Cost-Toman header.

curlPythonNode.jsPHPGo

curl https://api.uttapen.ir/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-up-…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Introduce yourself."}],
    "stream": true
  }'

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.uttapen.ir/v1",
    api_key="sk-up-…",
)

stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-chat",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Introduce yourself."}],
    stream=True,
)
for chunk in stream:
    print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content or "", end="", flush=True)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.uttapen.ir/v1",
  apiKey: "sk-up-…",
});

const stream = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Introduce yourself." }],
  stream: true,
});
for await (const chunk of stream) {
  process.stdout.write(chunk.choices[0]?.delta?.content ?? "");
}

<?php
// composer require openai-php/client guzzlehttp/guzzle
$client = OpenAI::factory()
    ->withBaseUri('https://api.uttapen.ir/v1')
    ->withApiKey('sk-up-…')
    ->make();

$result = $client->chat()->create([
    'model' => 'deepseek/deepseek-chat',
    'messages' => [['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Introduce yourself.']],
]);
echo $result->choices[0]->message->content;

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/openai/openai-go"
	"github.com/openai/openai-go/option"
)

func main() {
	client := openai.NewClient(
		option.WithBaseURL("https://api.uttapen.ir/v1"),
		option.WithAPIKey("sk-up-…"),
	)
	resp, err := client.Chat.Completions.New(context.Background(), openai.ChatCompletionNewParams{
		Model:    "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
		Messages: []openai.ChatCompletionMessageParamUnion{openai.UserMessage("Introduce yourself.")},
	})
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(resp.Choices[0].Message.Content)
}

model = "qwen/qwen3-coder"

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?: DeepSeek V3 is the cheaper of the two: one 1,000-word request costs about 579 toman.
Which one has the larger context window?: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B, with 262,144 tokens.
Can I use DeepSeek V3 and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B with one API key?: Yes. An uttapen key reaches every model unless you gave it an allowed-models list, and each request is charged in toman to the same wallet; only the model value changes.

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base_url = https://api.uttapen.ir/v1