Data points: 82
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 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 4.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 7 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 13 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen vs GPT-5deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-vs-gpt-5 | Model A DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Model B GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| AIME | 68.7%#18 |
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-14B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.015/M / $0.015/M |
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.
| Guidance | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Recent tests. | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. |
TL;DR: GPT-5 leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen vs GPT-5 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Model metadata | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Structured outputs, JSON mode. | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| 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-chat |
| References | No data | No data |
| MATH-500 | 94.1%#22 | 99.4%#1 |
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| MMLU-Pro | 73.9%#62 | 87.1%#7 |
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| LiveCodeBench | 27.0%#83 | 84.6%#11 |
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| HLE | 5.5%#82 | 26.5%#24 |
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| GPQA | 61.5%#101 | 85.4%#31 |
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| SciCode | 37.6%#61 | 42.9%#31 |
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GPT-5
gpt-5-search-api
speed / latency
95 tok/s / 1234ms
input / output
$1.25/M / $10.00/M
N1N5 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 |
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星见雅 API5 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 |
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91VIP API0 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 |
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AAAI0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.015/M / $0.015/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-search-api speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.25/M / $10.00/M |
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.018/M / $0.073/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0.171/M / $1.37/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
