Start with workflow fit
Qwen and DeepSeek both deserve attention in Chinese business workflows, but the right choice depends on whether the job is customer-facing, structured, or cost-sensitive.
- Support tasks need policy boundaries and natural local phrasing.
- Extraction tasks need strict JSON, date, and missing-field discipline.
- Cost-sensitive automation should still test critical-failure risk.
Where score gaps matter
A small average score gap should not dominate the decision. Teams should inspect the specific Chinese tasks, the failure tags, and the cost tier before choosing a default agent.
Recommended next test
Take three real Chinese tickets, two contract or order extraction examples, and one high-risk refund situation. Run each candidate repeatedly and compare both answer quality and failure consistency.