Tongyi DeepResearch is an agentic large language model developed by Tongyi Lab, with 30 billion total parameters activating only 3 billion per token. It's optimized for long-horizon, deep information-seeking tasks and delivers state-of-the-…
Model details →Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B vs Qwen: QwQ 32B
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
QwQ is the reasoning model of the Qwen series. Compared with conventional instruction-tuned models, QwQ, which is capable of thinking and reasoning, can achieve significantly enhanced performance in downstream tasks, especially hard problem…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B | Qwen: QwQ 32B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.09 | $0.15 | 🏆 Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.45 | $0.58 | 🏆 Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B better than Qwen: QwQ 32B?
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B and Qwen: QwQ 32B?
Input: $0.09 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.45 vs $0.58 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B and Qwen: QwQ 32B support?
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B supports up to 131K tokens. Qwen: QwQ 32B supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B and Qwen: QwQ 32B support tool calling?
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B: yes. Qwen: QwQ 32B: yes.