Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o4-mini leads with 14.7% higher average benchmark score. o4-mini offers 44.0K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B is $5.20 cheaper per million tokens. o4-mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, o4-mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B was created as a larger distilled variant, designed to transfer more of DeepSeek-R1's reasoning capabilities into a Qwen-based foundation. Built to serve applications requiring enhanced analytical depth, it represents a powerful option in the distilled reasoning model family.
OpenAI
o4-mini was created as part of the next generation of OpenAI's reasoning models, designed to continue advancing the balance between analytical capability and operational efficiency. Built to bring cutting-edge reasoning techniques to applications requiring quick turnaround, it represents the evolution of compact reasoning-focused models.
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DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

o4-mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

o4-mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

o4-mini
o4-mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepInfra

o4-mini

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

o4-mini

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

o4-mini
OpenAI