Data points: 94
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 16 to 84.
Evidence depth
94 data points
Includes 13 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 21 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 16.0 pts | 84.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 4 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads these benchmark categories: Knowledge.
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
45.6
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GPT-5
GPT-5 leads by 8.9
GPT-5 leads by 12.3
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 5.3
GPT-5 leads by 5.8
No data
No data
GPT-5 leads by 15.8
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
9.7
Rank #94/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5
winner75.6
Rank #2/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
73.9%
Rank #95/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner80.6%
Rank #57/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5%
Rank #142/194 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner67.3%
Rank #127/194 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
winner5.5%
Rank #137/193 · confidence 4
GPT-5
5.4%
Rank #138/193 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
27.0%
Rank #96/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner55.8%
Rank #49/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6
Rank #75/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5
winner42.9
Rank #50/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6%
Rank #97/191 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner38.8%
Rank #88/191 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
winner68.7%
Rank #22/68 · confidence 4
GPT-5
36.7%
Rank #35/68 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
winner94.1%
Rank #23/74 · confidence 4
GPT-5
86.1%
Rank #42/74 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5
Rank #82/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5
winner26.5
Rank #43/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5
Rank #89/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5
winner85.4
Rank #49/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
11.0
Rank #96/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5
winner34.7
Rank #53/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
22.9
Rank #86/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5
winner73.1
Rank #29/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | 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 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
20 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output $2.50/M/$20.00/M |
5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 15844ms input / output No data |
5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 17419ms input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 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 deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-2025-08-07 speed / latency No data input / output $2.50/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.012/M/$0.049/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-2025-10-03 speed / latency No data input / output $15.41/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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