DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Updated October 21, 2026. 55 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 for coding: it scores 38.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 33.2 for Qwen3.7 Plus.
Pick Qwen3.7 Plus when output tokens cost 2.1x less, or when what matters is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) or SkillsBench (Vals AI), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 55
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 only
- 28
- Qwen3.7 Plus only
- 20
- Like-for-like categories
- 8 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 scores 38.7 against 33.2.
5 and 2 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 leads, 30.4 against 25.2.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 leads, 26.3 against 17.5.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has a GPQA Diamond result, 89.4%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has a MMLU Pro result, 87.3%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus leads, 1269 against 1235.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 $0.0026, Qwen3.7 Plus $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has the number, $0.57.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 38.7 from 5 benchmarks, Qwen3.7 Plus 33.2 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 7.7 points apart on average over 5 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI): DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 25.2% against Qwen3.7 Plus 10.5%, 14.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 $2.716 against Qwen3.7 Plus $1.28 per million output tokens, 2.1x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3.7 Plus 1M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Bars | Qwen3.7 Plus | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 4 | 4 | ||
| Intelligence | 2 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 5 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 1 | 1 tie | |
| Math | 2 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 2 | 6 | ||
| General | 12 | 7 | ||
| All shared boards | 34 | 20 | 1 tie |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index44
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1447 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 59.4 | 55.9 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 87.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 77.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 11.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 49.9% | 46.4% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 26.2% | 12.9% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 50.2% | 52.8% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | 51.3% | 54.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| SciCode | Not measured | 46.1% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 47.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| FrontierCode | 17.6% | 10.2% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| WeirdML | 48.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1006.1 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1470 | 1473 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1469 | 1473 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1441 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1435 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 30.4 | 25.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.1 | 147.0 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 26.3 | 17.5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1000 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 948 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1059 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 44.1% | 38.2% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 25.2% | 10.5% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 23.1% | 16.4% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 51.6% | 49.3% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 93.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Not measured | 2.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $3,285 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 90.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 35.6% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 90.9% | 87.9% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Chess puzzles | 19.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 17.0% | 17.0% | Tie |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1461 | 1460 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1463 | 1466 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1466 | 1460 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1292 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1295 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 96.7% | 93.3% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 45.3% | 34.4% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 2.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| ProofBench | 16.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1443 | 1467 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1455 | 1470 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 87.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 80.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 59.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 61.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 72.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | Not measured | 66.2% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 40.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 47.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1470 | 1464 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1466 | 1464 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1464 | 1451 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1443 | 1435 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index26
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1235 | 1269 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1222 | 1261 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1229 | 1262 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1202 | 1275 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1254 | 1239 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1240 | 1269 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1140 | 1208 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1148 | 1144 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index127
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 62.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 75.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | Not measured | 53.9% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 78.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 73.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| DTBench | 90.7% | 84.0% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMCA | 41.2% | 37.6% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 40.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| CL-bench Life | 13.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1451 | 1454 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1445 | 1439 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1446 | 1438 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1278 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1459 | 1458 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1439 | 1445 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1481 | 1509 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: German | 1458 | 1471 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1446 | 1412 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1409 | 1413 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: French | 1473 | 1472 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1457 | 1457 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1453 | 1457 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1461 | 1449 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1468 | 1459 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1458 | 1454 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1447 | 1437 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1431 | 1422 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1280 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1332 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1288 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1261 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1258 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Document | Not measured | 1444 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 24, 2026 | June 3, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.225 | $0.32 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.716 | $1.28 |
| Coding index | 38.7 | 33.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 5 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.57 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 better than Qwen3.7 Plus for coding?
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 for coding: it scores 38.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 33.2 for Qwen3.7 Plus. Pick Qwen3.7 Plus when output tokens cost 2.1x less, or when what matters is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) or SkillsBench (Vals AI), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Qwen3.7 Plus?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 costs $1.225 per million input tokens and $2.716 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Plus costs $0.32 and $1.28. Cost per solved task is known for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 only.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Qwen3.7 Plus?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Qwen3.7 Plus comparison based on?
55 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's coding index rests on 5 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.7 Plus's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.