Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
See also: Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) model details · Qwen provider page
Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 Budget | vs → |
| 2 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.3M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → |
| 3 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 Budget | vs → |
| 4 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.22 Budget | vs → |
| 5 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 Budget | vs → |
| 6 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 7 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.30 Budget | vs → | |
| 8 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash (batch) | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → | |
| 9 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → | |
| 10 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 Budget | vs → | |
| 11 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → | |
| 12 | Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (batch) | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → | |
| 13 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → | |
| 14 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch) | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.13 Budget | vs → | |
| 15 | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → |
Cheaper alternatives to Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 — $0.05DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — $0.07DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) — $0.11DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp — $0.22DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) — $0.11DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — $0.15Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash (batch) — $0.15Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite — $0.10
Larger-context alternatives
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 — 1.0MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — 1.3MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) — 1.0MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp — 1.0MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) — 1.0MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 2.5 Flash — 1.0MGoogle: Gemini 2.5 Flash (batch) — 1.0M