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R1 vs GPT-OSS-20b

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 wins:

  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

GPT-OSS-20b wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
GPT-OSS-20b
Benchmark Advantage
R1
Context Window
GPT-OSS-20b
Speed
GPT-OSS-20b

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1GPT-OSS-20b
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1GPT-OSS-20b
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2025Aug 2025

R1 Modalities

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GPT-OSS-20b Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-OSS-20b has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. GPT-OSS-20b has cheaper output pricing at $0.14/M tokens.
R1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 15.9, compared to GPT-OSS-20b's score of 14.4.
R1 has a 64,000 token context window, while GPT-OSS-20b has a 131,072 token context window.
R1 does not support vision. GPT-OSS-20b supports vision.