Data points: 77
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 1 to 5.
Evidence depth
77 data points
Includes 5 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.2
The charts below split 12 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen vs GPT-5.2deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-vs-gpt-5-2 | Model A DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Model B GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 1 wins | 5 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Structured outputs, JSON mode. | GPT-5.2 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 | Dec 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | openai/gpt-5.2-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 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench | 27.0%#83 | 88.9%#4 |
| MMLU-Pro | 73.9%#62 | 87.4%#6 |
| GPQA | 61.5%#101 | 90.3%#9 |
| HLE | 5.5%#82 | 35.4%#9 |
| SciCode | 37.6%#61 | 52.1%#9 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
N1N15 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1798ms input / output No data |
星见雅 API15 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 52 tok/s / 2671ms input / output No data |
ModelPool5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.018/M / $0.073/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency 64 tok/s / 5256ms input / output $0.150/M / $1.20/M |
WSocket AI5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 54 tok/s / 1449ms input / output No data |
Yun API5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 32 tok/s / 1965ms input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B speed / latency No data input / output $0.015/M / $0.015/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $1.75/M / $14.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B speed / latency No data input / output $0.015/M / $0.015/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $1.75/M / $14.00/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen is stronger when you prioritize Free providers. | GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GPT-5.2 leads across 77 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen vs GPT-5.2 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
