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 mini

OpenAI

GPT-4.1 mini is a multimodal language model developed by OpenAI. The model shows competitive results across 29 benchmarks. It excels particularly in CharXiv-D (88.4%), MMLU (87.5%), IFEval (84.1%). With a 1.1M token context window, it can handle extensive documents and complex multi-turn conversations. The model is available through 2 API providers. 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 mini

OpenAI

2025-04-14

2 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Input:$0.55
Output:$2.19
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 mini

$0.74 cheaper
Input:$0.40
Output:$1.60

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:671.0B
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 mini

Larger context
Max Context:1.1M

Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+13.9%
Average Score:71.3%
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 mini

Average Score:57.4%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

math
+24.2%
97.3%
code
82.1%
general
+29.4%
75.3%
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 mini

math
73.1%
code
+2.0%
84.1%
general
45.9%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

GPT-4.1 mini

2024-05-31

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 mini

2 providers

ZeroEval

Throughput: 150 tok/s
Latency: 5ms

OpenAI

Throughput: 150 tok/s
Latency: 5ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+13.9%
Avg Score:71.3%
Providers:4
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 mini

Avg Score:57.4%
Providers:2