Data points: 89
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 0 to 100.
Evidence depth
89 data points
Includes 11 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.2
The charts below split 19 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-5.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 0.0 pts | 100.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 5 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 File |
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-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Dec 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-5.2 |
| References | No data | No data |
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.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, 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-5.2
52.8
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 16.4
GPT-5.2 leads by 15.0
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-5.2
winner72.7
Rank #13/94 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
73.9%
Rank #95/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner81.4%
Rank #54/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5%
Rank #137/193 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner7.3%
Rank #115/193 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5%
Rank #142/194 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner71.2%
Rank #116/194 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6
Rank #75/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.2
winner52.1
Rank #21/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
27.0%
Rank #96/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner66.9%
Rank #36/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6%
Rank #97/191 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner40.4%
Rank #69/191 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5
Rank #89/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.2
winner90.3
Rank #21/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5
Rank #82/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.2
winner35.4
Rank #24/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
11.0
Rank #96/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.2
winner42.2
Rank #25/104 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
22.9
Rank #86/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
GPT-5.2
winner75.4
Rank #21/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
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 |
|---|---|---|
15 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 |
15 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 |
5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 5256ms input / output No data |
5 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 |
5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.012/M/$0.049/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-2025-12-11 speed / latency 32 tok/s / 1965ms input / output $0.719/M |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.024/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $3.50/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $3.50/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. 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 |
|---|
GPT-5.2 leads by 1.7
GPT-5.2 leads by 0.1
No data
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 17.6
