Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. o1 mini offers 57.5K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.1. DeepSeek-V3.1 is $4.13 cheaper per million tokens. 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
OpenAI o1 mini, released by OpenAI in September 2024, is a lightweight reasoning model from the o1 family optimized for efficient STEM problem-solving at lower cost and latency. It features a 128K token context window and applies chain-of-thought reasoning specifically tuned for mathematics, science, and coding tasks. o1 mini targets use cases where rapid, cost-efficient reasoning is preferred over the broader capabilities of the full o1 model.
11 months newer

o1 mini
OpenAI
2024-09-12

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-08-21
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-V3.1
o1 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
DeepSeek-V3.1
o1 mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
DeepSeek-V3.1
o1 mini
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
o1 mini
DeepSeek-V3.1
o1 mini
DeepSeek-V3.1
o1 mini
OpenAI