Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1, released by DeepSeek in August 2025, is a hybrid large language model with 671 billion total parameters (37 billion active) that unifies the capabilities of DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1 in a single model. It features a 128K token context window and supports both direct generation and extended reasoning modes selectable via the chat template. DeepSeek-V3.1 targets general-purpose tasks, coding, and complex reasoning under an open MIT license.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex, released by OpenAI in August 2025, is a coding-specialized large language model from the GPT-5 family engineered for software engineering, code generation, and agentic development workflows. It builds on GPT-5's architecture with optimizations targeting multi-file code editing, test generation, and automated debugging. GPT-5 Codex targets developers and agentic coding tools requiring a model tuned specifically for programming tasks.
20 days newer

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-08

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-08-21
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
GPT-5 Codex
DeepSeek-V3.1
GPT-5 Codex
DeepSeek-V3.1
GPT-5 Codex