Data points: 55
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V2.5 and GPT-4o, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek V2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
DeepSeek V2.5
DeepSeek V2.5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 84 to 16.
Evidence depth
55 data points
Includes 1 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek V2.5
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V2.5 and GPT-4o: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V2.5 | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 84.0 pts | 16.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | No data | 128K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 16.4K tokens |
| Modalities | No data | Input TextImageFile Output 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 V2.5 | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Released | No data | Nov 2024 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2023-10-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | openai/gpt-4o |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V2.5 and GPT-4o: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V2.5
DeepSeek V2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Math) and operational dimensions (First-token latency).
GPT-4o
GPT-4o has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, 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 V2.5
45.7
Avg. score
GPT-4o
43.2
GPT-4o
GPT-4o
GPT-4o
GPT-4o
DeepSeek V2.5 leads by 3.5
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GPT-4o
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V2.5
winner76.3%
Rank #55/74 · confidence 4
GPT-4o
75.9%
Rank #56/74 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V2.5 | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
| 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 V2.5 | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek V2.5 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.00/M/$0.500/M | GPT-4o gpt-4o-all speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $30.00/M |
0 tests | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek V2.5 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $2.55/M/$10.18/M | GPT-4o gpt-4o-2024-05-13 speed / latency No data input / output $8.57/M |
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek V2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search |
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