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 Plus was created as an enhanced reasoning variant, designed to provide even deeper analytical capabilities within the Phi-4 family. Built to maximize reasoning quality while maintaining the efficiency benefits of small models, it represents the most capable reasoning-focused option in the Phi-4 series.
3 months newer

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

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

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

DeepSeek-R1

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus