Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) vs R1 0528
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) and R1 0528.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Qwen Plus 0728, based on the Qwen3 foundation model, is a 1 million context hybrid reasoning model with a balanced performance, speed, and cost combination.
R1 0528
May 28th update to the [original DeepSeek R1](/deepseek/deepseek-r1) Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active...
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) | R1 0528 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | DeepSeek |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 tokens | 163,840 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | N/A | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | N/A | N/A |
| Deployment Model | self hostable | self hostable |
| Production Stability | beta | stable |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2025-09-08 | 2025-05-28 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
$0.26
R1 0528
$0.50
Output Price per Million Tokens
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
$0.78
R1 0528
$2.15
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.
R1 0528 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.