Model comparison

Qwen2.5-Coder vs DeepSeek-Coder-V2

Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen2.5-Coder

Input: $0.66 / 1M tokens
Output: $1.00 / 1M tokens
Context: 128K (131,072 tokens) for 7B/14B/32B; 32K for 0.5B/1.5B/3B
Released: 2024-11-12

Full model page →DeepSeekDeepSeek-Coder-V2

Input: Free (open weights)
Output: Free (open weights)
Context: 128K
Released: 2024-06-17

Full model page →

Short answer

Qwen2.5-Coder and DeepSeek-Coder-V2 split the 2 benchmarks both report evenly.

Specs and pricing side by side

Spec	Qwen2.5-Coder	DeepSeek-Coder-V2
Maker	Alibaba (Qwen)	DeepSeek
Released	2024-11-12	2024-06-17
Context window	128K (131,072 tokens) for 7B/14B/32B; 32K for 0.5B/1.5B/3B	128K
Max output	8,192 tokens (default generation); hosted…	Undisclosed
Input price	$0.66 / 1M tokens	Free (open weights)
Output price	$1.00 / 1M tokens	Free (open weights)
Parameters	Family of 6 sizes: 0.5B, 1.5B, 3B, 7B, 14B, 32B (flagship 32B = 32.5B total / 31.0B non-embedding)	236B total · 21B active (Lite: 16B total · 2.4B active)
License	Apache 2.0 (all sizes except the 3B model, which uses the Qwen Research license)	MIT (code) + DeepSeek Model License — commercial use permitted
Weights	Open weights	Open weightssame
Modalities	Text	Textsame
Knowledge cutoff	Not officially published for Qwen2.5-Coder;…	November 2023

Benchmarks both models report

Benchmark	Qwen2.5-Coder	DeepSeek-Coder-V2
HumanEval	92.7%	90.2%
LiveCodeBench	31.4%	43.4%

Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Qwen2.5-Coder if…

You care about HumanEval (it scores higher on 1 shared benchmark).
Your use case is: self-hosted code assistants and chat-based coding helpers where open weights matter.

Pick DeepSeek-Coder-V2 if…

You care about LiveCodeBench (it scores higher on 1 shared benchmark).
Your use case is: code generation and autocompletion across many languages.

FAQ

Which is better, Qwen2.5-Coder or DeepSeek-Coder-V2?

Qwen2.5-Coder and DeepSeek-Coder-V2 split the 2 benchmarks both report evenly. The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.

What are the context windows of Qwen2.5-Coder and DeepSeek-Coder-V2?

Qwen2.5-Coder offers 128K (131,072 tokens) for 7B/14B/32B; 32K for 0.5B/1.5B/3B with up to 8,192 tokens (default generation); hosted endpoints commonly cap output at 32,768 output; DeepSeek-Coder-V2 offers 128K with up to Undisclosed output.

Is Qwen2.5-Coder newer than DeepSeek-Coder-V2?

Qwen2.5-Coder was released 2024-11-12; DeepSeek-Coder-V2 was released 2024-06-17.