Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 offers 196.6K more tokens in context window than GPT-4. DeepSeek-R1 is $87.26 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4 supports multimodal inputs. DeepSeek-R1 is available on 5 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1 was developed as a reasoning-focused language model, designed to combine chain-of-thought reasoning with reinforcement learning techniques. Built to excel at complex problem-solving through trial-and-error learning and deliberate analytical processes, it demonstrates the power of efficient training methods in open-source model development.
OpenAI
GPT-4 was created as a large multimodal model capable of accepting image and text inputs while producing text outputs. Developed to exhibit human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks, it marked a significant advancement in reliability, creativity, and handling of nuanced instructions compared to its predecessors.
1 year newer

GPT-4
OpenAI
2023-06-13

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1

GPT-4
Context window and performance specifications
GPT-4
2022-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

GPT-4

DeepSeek-R1

GPT-4

GPT-4
Azure
OpenAI