Data points: 57
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 3.
Evidence depth
57 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B vs GPT-5deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b-vs-gpt-5 | Model A DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | Model B GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Context window | No data | 128K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | No data | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | No data | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | openai/gpt-5-chat |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
V-API20 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-search-api speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output $1.25/M / $10.00/M |
10dian-API0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
AAAI0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-search-api speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.25/M / $10.00/M |
Fengsili API0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
IXIOCCAPI0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1.5b speed / latency No data input / output $0.147/M / $0.587/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-search-api-2025-10-14 speed / latency No data input / output $0.612/M / $4.90/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1.5b speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M / $0.822/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-search-api-2025-10-14 speed / latency No data input / output $0.171/M / $1.37/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GPT-5 leads across 57 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
