Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
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.
7 months newer

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-5 Codex

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

GPT-5 Codex