Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 offers 117.8K more tokens in context window than GPT-4o mini. GPT-4o mini is $1.99 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4o mini 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-4o Mini was created as a smaller, more efficient variant of GPT-4o, designed to bring multimodal capabilities to applications requiring faster response times and lower costs. Built to democratize access to advanced vision and text understanding, it enables developers to build sophisticated applications with reduced resource requirements.
6 months newer

GPT-4o mini
OpenAI
2024-07-18

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

DeepSeek-R1

GPT-4o mini
Context window and performance specifications
GPT-4o mini
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

GPT-4o mini

DeepSeek-R1

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini
Azure