Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B was developed as a mid-sized distilled variant based on Qwen, designed to balance reasoning capability with practical deployment considerations. Built to provide strong analytical performance while remaining accessible, it serves applications requiring reliable reasoning without flagship-scale 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 Qwen 14B
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 Qwen 14B

GPT-5 Codex

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

GPT-5 Codex