Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 offers 896.8K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking. DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking is $7.26 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp (DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking), released by DeepSeek in September 2025, is the experimental preview release of the DeepSeek-V3.2 model featuring 685 billion total parameters and integrated thinking capabilities. It introduced the architecture and training approaches that became the foundation of the final V3.2 release, including thinking in tool-use and hybrid reasoning modes.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-4 family optimized for coding, precise instruction following, and long-context tasks. It features a 1M token context window and native image understanding, with improved performance on tool-calling and web development benchmarks compared to GPT-4o. GPT-4.1 targets software development workflows, long-document analysis, and applications requiring accurate, instruction-adherent outputs.
5 months newer

GPT-4.1
OpenAI
2025-04-14

DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
DeepSeek
2025-09-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-4.1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
DeepSeek
GPT-4.1
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-4.1
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-4.1
OpenAI