China LLM API Comparison
Different models suit different tasks. This page continuously updates pricing, context length, speed, reasoning capability, and use case comparisons to help you make model selection decisions.
| Model | Speed | Price Tier | Context | Reasoning | Best For | Strengths | Trade-offs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | Medium | Mid-high | 32K | Reasoning | Complex reasoning, code engineering, mathematical analysis | 1M context, strong reasoning, tool calling | Higher cost for flagship tier |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | General conversation, code assistance, cost-priority | 1M context, high cost-performance, tool calling support | Use Pro for complex reasoning |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Medium | High-end | 32K | General | Complex Chinese tasks, code generation, knowledge base | Strong Chinese capability, high code quality, 128K context | Higher price |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | General business, enterprise Q&A, content creation | Balanced quality, speed, cost | Can use Max for extreme complexity |
| Qwen3.5 Flash | Ultra-fast | Entry | 32K | General | High-concurrency customer service, batch processing, lightweight Q&A | Fast response, low cost, 128K context | Limited for complex tasks |
| Qwen3 Coder Plus | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | Code generation, bug fixing, code review | Code-specialized, good at Chinese-commented code | Not recommended for non-code tasks |
| Kimi K2.6 | Medium | Mid-high | 32K | General | Long-range code, long document processing, Agent | 256K ultra-long context, multimodal, strong Agent capability | High cost for long context |
| Kimi K2.5 | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | Long document Q&A, visual understanding, code tasks | 256K context, unified vision+text processing | Higher price than regular models |
| GLM-5.1 | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | Reasoning | Long-range Coding Agent, complex engineering, reasoning | Strong Agentic Engineering, good tool calling | Requires Zhipu upstream Key configuration |
| GLM-4.7 | Fast | Entry | 32K | General | General Q&A, knowledge base, code assistance | Stable and reliable, low cost | Not the latest model |
| Doubao Seed 1.6 Thinking | Slow | Mid-range | 32K | Reasoning | Deep reasoning, math, complex code analysis | 256K context, strong deep thinking | Slower response, medium cost |
| Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash | Ultra-fast | Entry | 32K | General | Low-latency Chinese apps, real-time customer service | Fastest response, extremely low cost, 256K context | Switch to Thinking for complex reasoning |
| Doubao Seed Code | Fast | Mid-range | 32K | General | Frontend development, Bugfix, code review | Strong frontend and Bugfix capability | Not recommended for general tasks |
| MiniMax M2.7 | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | Complex Q&A, Agent, content creation | Latest flagship, good Agent capability | Relatively shorter context |
| Hunyuan TurboS Latest | Ultra-fast | Entry | 32K | General | Chinese Q&A, text creation, office assistant | Good Tencent ecosystem integration, fast | Limited complex reasoning |
| Hunyuan T1 Latest | Slow | Mid-range | 32K | Reasoning | Deep reasoning, math, science analysis | Tencent reasoning model, strong math capability | Slower response |
| ERNIE 4.5 Turbo Latest | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | Long document understanding, Chinese knowledge Q&A | Deep Chinese NLP expertise, good long document handling | Medium price |
| ERNIE X1.1 | Slow | Mid-high | 32K | Reasoning | Complex reasoning, intelligent agents, industry Q&A | Strong Chinese reasoning, suitable for enterprise | Higher price |
| Step-2 | Medium | Mid-range | 32K | General | Complex Chinese tasks, multimodal applications | Strong Chinese comprehensive capability | Relatively smaller market coverage |
Model Selection Guide
Budget First
Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash (fastest & cheapest) + Qwen3.5 Flash for daily scenarios. Cost is about 5% of GPT-4.
Quality First
DeepSeek R1 (reasoning) + Qwen3.6 Max (Chinese general) combo covers all complex tasks.
Code Tasks
Qwen3 Coder Plus (daily code) + DeepSeek V4 Pro (complex architecture) + Doubao Seed Code (frontend).