Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro vs Qwen3: which model should you choose?
We compared Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro and Qwen3 on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Qwen3 has the stronger average benchmark score; Qwen3 is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro
Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro is a multimodal model from ByteDance. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $14.10 per million input tokens and $54.74 per million output tokens, and averages 80.2 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $14.10 / 1M
- Output
- $54.74 / 1M
- Context
- 128,000
- Avg score
- 80.2
- Open weights
- No
Qwen3
Qwen3 is a multimodal model from Alibaba Cloud. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $5.04 per million input tokens and $22.52 per million output tokens, and averages 80.3 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $5.04 / 1M
- Output
- $22.52 / 1M
- Context
- 128,000
- Avg score
- 80.3
- Open weights
- Yes
Specification comparison
| Spec | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro | Qwen3 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $14.10 | $5.04 | B |
| Output price / 1M | $54.74 | $22.52 | B |
| Context window | 128,000 | 128,000 | Tie |
| Max output | 8,192 | 8,192 | Tie |
| Average score | 80.2 | 80.3 | B |
| Arena Elo | 1443.4 | 1420.9 | A |
| Open weights | No | Yes | B |
Benchmark comparison
Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro wins 5, Qwen3 wins 7, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro | Qwen3 | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 80.2 | 81.2 | 1.0 | Qwen3 |
| GPQA Diamond | 74.5 | 77.7 | 3.2 | Qwen3 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.2 | 71.6 | 0.4 | Qwen3 |
| HumanEval | 84.4 | 87.0 | 2.6 | Qwen3 |
| MATH-500 | 85.4 | 86.5 | 1.1 | Qwen3 |
| AIME 2025 | 77.7 | 74.5 | 3.2 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro |
| LiveCodeBench | 71.6 | 73.8 | 2.2 | Qwen3 |
| IFEval | 87.8 | 85.6 | 2.2 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro |
| TruthfulQA | 84.6 | 80.4 | 4.2 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro |
| HellaSwag | 87.2 | 88.1 | 0.9 | Qwen3 |
| MMMU | 78.1 | 76.7 | 1.4 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro |
| Arena Elo | 1443.4 | 1420.9 | 22.5 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro costs about $24.26 per million tokens and Qwen3 costs about $9.41. Qwen3 is roughly 61% cheaper than Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Both models list a 128,000-token context window. That is enough for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro wins 5, Qwen3 wins 7, and 0 are tied. On the index average, Qwen3 leads Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro by 0.1 points (80.3 versus 80.2).
The price picture favours Qwen3. The context picture is effectively a tie. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Qwen3 for quality-sensitive work, and check whether its price holds at your expected volume before committing.
Choose Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro if
- You prefer ByteDance's tooling or already use it.
Choose Qwen3 if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
- You need open weights for self-hosting or fine-tuning.
FAQ
Is Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro better than Qwen3?
On the index average, Qwen3 leads Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro by 0.1 points (80.3 versus 80.2). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro wins 5 benchmarks, Qwen3 wins 7.
Which is cheaper, Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro or Qwen3?
Qwen3 is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $9.41 per million tokens, versus $24.26 for Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro.
Which has the larger context window?
Both models list a 128,000-token context window.
Are these models open weights?
Doubao 1.5 Pro Pro is proprietary; Qwen3 is open weights.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Qwen3 for quality-sensitive work, and check whether its price holds at your expected volume before committing.