Data points: 89
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 32 to 68.
Evidence depth
89 data points
Includes 11 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.1
The charts below split 18 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-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 32.0 pts | 68.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 2 categories | 3 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 Image |
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-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | openai/gpt-5.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads these benchmark categories: Knowledge, Math.
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, 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-5.1
52
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1 leads by 9.0
GPT-5.1 leads by 13.1
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 1.3
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 1.8
No data
No data
GPT-5.1 leads by 16.6
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-5.1
winner75.0
Rank #3/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-11-13
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
73.9%
Rank #95/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5.1
winner87.0%
Rank #12/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5%
Rank #142/194 · confidence 4
GPT-5.1
winner87.3%
Rank #36/194 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5%
Rank #137/193 · confidence 4
GPT-5.1
winner26.5%
Rank #45/193 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
27.0%
Rank #96/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5.1
winner86.8%
Rank #4/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6%
Rank #97/191 · confidence 4
GPT-5.1
winner43.3%
Rank #46/191 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6
Rank #75/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.1
winner43.3
Rank #49/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-11-13
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5
Rank #89/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.1
winner87.3
Rank #39/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-11-13
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5
Rank #82/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.1
winner26.5
Rank #43/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-11-13
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
11.0
Rank #96/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.1
winner36.9
Rank #46/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-11-13
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
22.9
Rank #86/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.1
winner72.9
Rank #30/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-11-13
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency 96 tok/s / 1862ms input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/request | GPT-5.1 gpt-5.1-2025-11-13 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $2.50/M |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GPT-5.1 gpt-5.1 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-5.1 gpt-5.1-2025-11-13 speed / latency No data input / output $1.28/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.1. 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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