Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o3-mini leads with 12.7% higher average benchmark score. o3-mini is available on 2 providers. Overall, o3-mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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
o3-mini was created as an efficient variant of the o3 reasoning model, designed to provide advanced thinking capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make next-generation reasoning accessible to a broader range of applications, it balances analytical depth with practical speed and cost considerations.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

o3-mini
OpenAI
2025-01-30
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

o3-mini
o3-mini
2023-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

o3-mini
Azure

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

o3-mini

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

o3-mini
OpenAI