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Deepseek
Deepseek
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OpenAI
OpenAI

Deepseek vs OpenAI

Compare all Deepseek and OpenAI models — pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Overview

Deepseek

Models
22
Cheapest Input
$0.01
Max Context
164K
Top Intelligence
32.1

OpenAI

Models
50
Cheapest Input
$0.03
Max Context
1.1M
Top Intelligence
57.0

Flagship Model Comparison

DeepSeek V3.2vsGPT-5.4
MetricDeepSeek V3.2GPT-5.4
Input $/1M tokens$0.26$2.50
Output $/1M tokens$0.38$15.00
Context Window164K1.1M
Intelligence32.157.0
Coding34.657.3
Math59.0N/A

All Models Pricing

Deepseek Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
DeepSeek V3.2 $0.26 $0.38164K
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale $0.40 $1.20164K
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus $0.21 $0.79164K
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp $0.27 $0.41164K
DeepSeek V3.1 $0.15 $0.7533K
R1 0528 $0.45 $2.15164K
R1 $0.55 $2.1964K
R1 Distill Qwen 32B $0.29 $0.2933K
DeepSeek V3 0324 $0.20 $0.77164K
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B $0.20 $0.20128K
R1 Distill Llama 70B $0.70 $0.80131K
R1 Distill Qwen 14B $0.15 $0.1533K
R1 Distill Llama 8B $0.04 $0.0433K
DeepSeek V3 $0.01 $0.03164K
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base $0.10 $0.1016K
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base $0.20 $0.204K
R1 Distill Qwen 7B $0.20 $0.2033K
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base v1.5 $0.20 $0.204K
DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 $0.20 $0.204K
R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B $0.20 $0.20131K
DeepSeek Prover V2 $0.50 $2.18164K
DeepSeek Coder 33B Instruct $0.80 $0.8016K

OpenAI Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
GPT-5.4 $2.50 $15.001.1M
GPT-5.3 Codex $1.75 $14.00400K
GPT-5.2 Pro $10.50 $84.00400K
GPT-5.2-Codex $1.75 $14.00400K
GPT-5 Codex $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-5.1-Codex $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-5 Mini $0.25 $2.00400K
o3 Pro $20.00 $80.00200K
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini $0.25 $2.00400K
o3 $2.00 $8.00200K
GPT-5.2 $0.88 $7.00400K
o4 Mini $1.10 $4.40200K
o1 $15.00 $60.00200K
GPT-5.1 $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-4.1 $2.00 $8.001.0M
o3 Mini $0.55 $2.20200K
o1-pro $150.00 $600.00200K
o3 Mini High $1.10 $4.40200K
GPT-OSS-20b $0.03 $0.10131K
GPT-OSS-120b $0.04 $0.10131K
GPT-5 $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-4.1 Mini $0.40 $1.601.0M
o1 Mini $0.55 $2.20128K
ChatGPT-4o $5.00 $15.00128K
GPT-5 Nano $0.05 $0.40400K
GPT-4 Turbo $5.00 $15.00128K
GPT-4.1 Nano $0.10 $0.401.0M
GPT-4 $30.00 $60.008K
GPT-4o-mini $0.15 $0.60128K
GPT-3.5 Turbo $0.50 $1.5016K
text-ada-001 $0.20 $0.202K
Babbage $0.50 $0.502K
Codex Mini $0.75 $3.00200K
curie $1.00 $1.002K
o4 Mini High $1.10 $4.40200K
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-5.1 Chat $1.25 $10.00128K
GPT-5 Chat $1.25 $10.00128K
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct $1.50 $2.004K
GPT-5.2 Chat $1.75 $14.00128K
GPT-5.3 Chat $1.75 $14.00128K
o4 Mini Deep Research $2.00 $8.00200K
GPT-4o $2.50 $10.00128K
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k $3.00 $4.0016K
o3 Deep Research $10.00 $40.00200K
GPT-5 Pro $15.00 $120.00400K
text-davinci-002 $20.00 $20.004K
text-davinci-003 $20.00 $20.004K
GPT-5.4 Pro $30.00 $180.001.1M
Azure OpenAI $75.00 $150.00128K

Benchmark Comparison

Best Scores by Provider

BenchmarkDeepseekOpenAI
Intelligence
32.1
DeepSeek V3.2
57.0
GPT-5.4
Coding
37.9
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
57.3
GPT-5.4
Math
96.7
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
99.0
GPT-5.2 Pro
MMLU Pro
86.3
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
87.4
GPT-5.2 Pro
GPQA
87.1
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
92.0
GPT-5.4
LiveCodeBench
89.6
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
88.9
GPT-5.2 Pro
Aider
74.2
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
88.0
GPT-5
AIME
89.3
R1 0528
94.0
o4 Mini

Capabilities

CapabilityDeepseekOpenAI
Vision✓ (38 models)
Tool Calls✓ (16 models)✓ (45 models)
Reasoning✓ (15 models)✓ (30 models)
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input✓ (28 models)
Web Search✓ (25 models)
Prompt Caching✓ (4 models)✓ (28 models)
Open Source Models✓ (16 models)✓ (2 models)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Deepseek has 22 models while OpenAI has 50 models available through API providers.
Deepseek's cheapest model starts at $0.01/M input tokens, while OpenAI's cheapest starts at $0.03/M input tokens.
It depends on your needs. Compare specific models from each provider using the head-to-head comparisons above. Consider factors like pricing, benchmark performance, context window size, and supported capabilities.