Data points: 83
The readout for DeepSeek R1 and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 4.
Evidence depth
83 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek R1 vs GPT-5deepseek-r1-vs-gpt-5 | Model A DeepSeek R1 | Model B GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Model metadata | DeepSeek R1 exposes 163.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Context window | 163.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | May 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-03-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528 | openai/gpt-5-chat |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| AIME | 89.3%#5 | 95.7%#1 |
| MATH-500 | 98.3%#8 | 99.4%#1 |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.9%#18 | 87.1%#7 |
| LiveCodeBench | 77.0%#23 | 84.6%#11 |
| HLE | 14.9%#52 | 26.5%#24 |
| Input price | $1.35/M#31 | $1.25/M#30 |
| GPQA | 81.3%#51 | 85.4%#31 |
| SciCode | 40.3%#45 | 42.9%#31 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 |
|---|---|---|
ChatGTP30 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 47 tok/s / 15233ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
OpenRouter24 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 16905ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
V-API20 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
ocool AI13 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 104 tok/s / 2242ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Gpt API10 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 2259ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-r1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0010/M / $0.0010/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-r1-0528 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $1.35/M / $10.80/M | |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-r1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.024/M / $0.096/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-2025-08-07 speed / latency No data input / output $0.034/M / $0.274/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | DeepSeek R1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek R1 DeepSeek R1 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Recent tests. | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. |
TL;DR: GPT-5 leads across 83 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.
