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R1 vs GPT-4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

GPT-4 wins:

  • Faster response time
Price Advantage
R1
Benchmark Advantage
R1
Context Window
R1
Speed
GPT-4

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1GPT-4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1GPT-4
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorDeepseekOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2025May 2023

R1 Modalities

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GPT-4 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

R1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.55/M tokens. R1 has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
R1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 15.9, compared to GPT-4's score of 13.1.
R1 has a 64,000 token context window, while GPT-4 has a 8,191 token context window.
R1 does not support vision. GPT-4 does not support vision.