Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek R1 Zero leads with 25.3% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4 Turbo is available on 2 providers. Overall, DeepSeek R1 Zero is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Zero was introduced as an experimental variant trained with minimal human supervision, designed to develop reasoning patterns through self-guided reinforcement learning. Built to explore how models can discover analytical strategies independently, it represents research into autonomous reasoning capability development.
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo was introduced as an optimized version of GPT-4, designed to provide enhanced performance with improved efficiency and an expanded context window. Built with updated knowledge and refined capabilities, it offered developers a more cost-effective way to leverage GPT-4's advanced reasoning while handling longer conversations and documents.
9 months newer

GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI
2024-04-09

DeepSeek R1 Zero
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Zero

GPT-4 Turbo
GPT-4 Turbo
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Zero

GPT-4 Turbo
Azure

DeepSeek R1 Zero

GPT-4 Turbo

DeepSeek R1 Zero

GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI