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 nano

OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano is a multimodal language model developed by OpenAI. The model shows competitive results across 25 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MMLU (80.1%), IFEval (74.5%), CharXiv-D (73.9%). 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 nano

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 nano

$2.24 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.40

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:671.0B
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

Larger context
Max Context:1.1M

Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+26.9%
Average Score:75.7%
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

Average Score:48.8%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

math
+41.1%
97.3%
code
+7.6%
82.1%
general
+42.9%
75.3%
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

math
56.2%
code
74.5%
general
32.4%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

GPT-4.1 nano

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 nano

1 providers

OpenAI

Throughput: 200 tok/s
Latency: 2ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+26.9%
Avg Score:75.7%
Providers:4
OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

Avg Score:48.8%
Providers:1