Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 Codex leads with 29.9% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-R1-0528 is available on 3 providers. Overall, GPT-5 Codex is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-0528 represents a specific release iteration of the DeepSeek-R1 model, developed to incorporate refinements and improvements from ongoing training. Built to provide enhanced reasoning capabilities based on accumulated insights, it continues the evolution of DeepSeek's reasoning-focused architecture.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex was developed as a specialized variant of GPT-5 optimized for programming and software development tasks. Built to understand and generate code across multiple programming languages, it serves developers with enhanced capabilities for code completion, debugging, translation, and explanation of complex codebases.
3 months newer

DeepSeek-R1-0528
DeepSeek
2025-05-28

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-R1-0528

GPT-5 Codex
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek-R1-0528

GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1-0528
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Novita

DeepSeek-R1-0528

GPT-5 Codex

DeepSeek-R1-0528

GPT-5 Codex

GPT-5 Codex