Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
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.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended analytical thinking into the Phi-4 architecture, designed to spend more time on complex problem-solving. Built to combine compact model efficiency with reasoning depth, it represents Microsoft's exploration of thoughtful small models.
3 months newer

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Context window and performance specifications
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

Phi 4 Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

Phi 4 Reasoning

Phi 4 Reasoning