Data points: 73
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 and GPT-4, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek R1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 92 to 8.
Evidence depth
73 data points
Includes 3 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek R1
The charts below split 10 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 and GPT-4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 92.0 pts | 8.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage | First-token latency, Free providers |
| Context window | 163.8K tokens | 8.2K tokens |
| Max output | 16K tokens | 4.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
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 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Released | May 2025 | May 2023 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | 2021-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1 | openai/gpt-4 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 and GPT-4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage).
GPT-4
GPT-4 has these operational advantages: First-token latency, Free providers.
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
48.1
Avg. score
GPT-4
49.5
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1 leads by 0.8
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1
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DeepSeek R1
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek R1
winner$4.20/M
Rank #96/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$60.00/M
Rank #155/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner$2.06/M
Rank #103/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$37.50/M
Rank #160/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner$1.35/M
Rank #116/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$30.00/M
Rank #160/162 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 | GPT-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 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
30 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 47 tok/s / 15233ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
24 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 16905ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
13 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 10 tok/s / 8427ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 819ms input / output No data |
13 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 104 tok/s / 2242ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 2259ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-r1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GPT-4 gpt-4 speed / latency No data input / output $2.05/M | |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-r1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-4 gpt-4-0125-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek R1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
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