Data points: 73
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.4, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5.4
GPT-5.4 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 1 to 5.
Evidence depth
73 data points
Includes 3 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.4
The charts below split 11 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen vs GPT-5.4deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-vs-gpt-5-4 | Model A DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Model B GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5.4 exposes 1.1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.1M tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Mar 2026 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | openai/gpt-5.4 |
| 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-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 61.5%#101 | 92.0%#3 |
| SciCode | 37.6%#61 | 56.6%#3 |
| HLE | 5.5%#82 | 41.6%#4 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
星见雅 API20 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 49 tok/s / 5435ms input / output No data |
Fengsili API10 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 88 tok/s / 6075ms input / output No data |
WSocket AI5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 36 tok/s / 12157ms input / output No data |
天絮 API5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 3291ms input / output No data |
小水管 API5 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.4 speed / latency 44 tok/s / 2518ms 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-5.4 gpt-5.4-xhigh speed / latency No data input / output $2.50/M / $15.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B speed / latency No data input / output $0.015/M / $0.015/M | GPT-5.4 gpt-5.4-xhigh speed / latency No data input / output $2.50/M / $15.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.018/M / $0.073/M | GPT-5.4 gpt-5.4 speed / latency No data input / output $0.429/M / $3.43/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and GPT-5.4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen is stronger when you prioritize Free providers. | GPT-5.4 GPT-5.4 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GPT-5.4 leads across 73 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
