GPT-5 Chat vs DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen MT Plus
DeepSeek V4 Pro comes out ahead, 39 to 31 and 11 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
OpenAIGPT-5 Chat
31/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $10.00
- Context400K
- Our pick
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Pro
39/100- ECI—
- Price$1.60 / $3.30
- Context1M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen MT Plus
11/100- ECI—
- Price$2.46 / $7.37
- Context16K
DeepSeek V4 Pro is our pick
DeepSeek V4 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 39/100 against GPT-5 Chat (31) and Qwen MT Plus (11). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 Pro $2.03 · GPT-5 Chat $3.44 · Qwen MT Plus $3.69 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 Pro 1,000,000 · GPT-5 Chat 400,000 · Qwen MT Plus 16,384 tokens
- Widest inputsGPT-5 ChatGPT-5 Chat: Text, Images · DeepSeek V4 Pro: Text · Qwen MT Plus: Text
- Self-hostingDeepSeek V4 ProPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GPT-5 Chat | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Qwen MT Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 23 | 34 | 22 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 44 | 60 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 31/100 | 39/100 | 11/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GPT-5 ChatOpenAI | DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | Qwen MT PlusAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.25 (best) | $1.60 | $2.46 |
| Output | $10.00 | $3.30 (best) | $7.37 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.44 | $2.03 (best) | $3.69 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 5 providers | Median of 56 providers | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 400,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 16,384 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 384,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — | qwen-mt-plus |
| API providers | 5 | 58 (best) | 3 |
| Released | Aug 7, 2025 | Apr 24, 2026 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 30, 2024 | May 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- GPT-5 Chat$32.50
- DeepSeek V4 Pro$22.60
- Qwen MT Plus$39.34
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GPT-5 Chat, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen MT Plus?
DeepSeek V4 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 39/100 against GPT-5 Chat (31) and Qwen MT Plus (11). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Chat, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Qwen MT Plus?
DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper at $1.60 input / $3.30 output per million tokens (median across 56 API providers). GPT-5 Chat costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers); Qwen MT Plus costs $2.46 input / $7.37 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.03 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Pro versus $3.44 for GPT-5 Chat (1.7× as much) and $3.69 for Qwen MT Plus (1.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. GPT-5 Chat has not been scored yet, DeepSeek V4 Pro has not been scored yet and Qwen MT Plus has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5 Chat, DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen MT Plus yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that GPT-5 Chat and Qwen MT Plus does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
DeepSeek V4 Pro has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 400,000 for GPT-5 Chat and 16,384 for Qwen MT Plus. Maximum output per response: GPT-5 Chat up to 128,000, DeepSeek V4 Pro up to 384,000, Qwen MT Plus up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GPT-5 Chat accepts text and images; DeepSeek V4 Pro accepts text; Qwen MT Plus accepts text. GPT-5 Chat handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
DeepSeek V4 Pro publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-5 Chat and Qwen MT Plus is proprietary.
Which is newer?
DeepSeek V4 Pro is the newest, released Apr 24, 2026. GPT-5 Chat came out Aug 7, 2025; Qwen MT Plus came out Jul 24, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5 Chat Sep 30, 2024, DeepSeek V4 Pro May 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
