Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.1% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (97.3%), MMLU-Redux (92.9%), CLUEWSC (92.8%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. Released in 2025, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.

OpenAI

GPT-4.1

OpenAI

GPT-4.1 is a multimodal language model developed by OpenAI. The model shows competitive results across 30 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MMLU (90.2%), CharXiv-D (87.9%), IFEval (87.4%). With a 1.1M token context window, it can handle extensive documents and complex multi-turn conversations. The model is available through 1 API provider. As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2025, it represents OpenAI's latest advancement in AI technology.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

2025-01-20

OpenAI

GPT-4.1

OpenAI

2025-04-14

2 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

$7.26 cheaper
Input:$0.55
Output:$2.19
OpenAI

GPT-4.1

Input:$2.00
Output:$8.00

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:671.0B
OpenAI

GPT-4.1

Larger context
Max Context:1.1M

Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+4.9%
Average Score:71.3%
OpenAI

GPT-4.1

Average Score:66.4%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

math
+25.1%
97.3%
code
82.1%
general
+21.8%
75.3%
OpenAI

GPT-4.1

math
72.2%
code
+5.3%
87.4%
general
53.4%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

GPT-4.1

2024-06-01

More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 4 tok/s
Latency: 0.6ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 0.9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 2.1 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

DeepSeek

Throughput: 9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms
OpenAI

GPT-4.1

1 providers

OpenAI

Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 10ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+4.9%
Avg Score:71.3%
Providers:4
OpenAI

GPT-4.1

Avg Score:66.4%
Providers:1