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GPT-5
1 win1 exact shared benchmark compared
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GPT-5 vs DeepSeek-R1
Compare DeepSeek-R1 vs GPT-5 pricing, benchmarks, context and capabilities side by side.
DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek-R1 is a model from DeepSeek, released on January 20, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Code Generation, and API Access, with a 128,...
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GPT-5
GPT-5 is a model from OpenAI, released on August 7, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, Structured Outpu...
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Items compared2
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Shared benchmarks1
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Pricing coverage1 / 2
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Evidence freshnessSep 2026
Latest verified pricing or benchmark evidence
At-a-glance signals
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Lower input price
GPT-5
$1.25 / 1MLowest verified input-token price
Lower output price
GPT-5
$10.00 / 1MLowest verified output-token price
Larger context
GPT-5
400,000Largest comparable context window
Newer release
GPT-5
Aug 2025Most recent listed release date
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| Metric | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Context window | 128,000 | 400,000 |
| Input / 1M tokens | No verified data yet | $1.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | No verified data yet | $10.00 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Release date | Jan 2025 | Aug 2025 |
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DeepSeek-R1—
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Pricing verification pending
Shared benchmark head-to-head
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Reasoning1 shared benchmark
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond Methodology | 71.50% Verified Source | 85.70% Lead Verified · Aug 2025 Source |
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Additional one-sided benchmark evidence 31
These verified results provide context but do not count as head-to-head wins because the other selected items do not have the same benchmark result.
DeepSeek-R1C-SimpleQA63.70%
DeepSeek-R1C-Eval91.80%
DeepSeek-R1CLUEWSC92.80%
DeepSeek-R1CNMO 202478.80%
DeepSeek-R1MATH-50097.30%
DeepSeek-R1AIME 202479.80%
DeepSeek-R1Aider Polyglot53.30%
DeepSeek-R1SWE-bench Verified (DeepSeek Resolved)49.20%
DeepSeek-R1Codeforces Percentile96.30%
DeepSeek-R1LiveCodeBench65.90%
DeepSeek-R1ArenaHard92.30%
DeepSeek-R1AlpacaEval2.087.60%
DeepSeek-R1FRAMES82.50%
DeepSeek-R1SimpleQA30.10%
DeepSeek-R1IF-Eval (Prompt Strict)83.30%
DeepSeek-R1DROP (3-shot F1)92.20%
DeepSeek-R1MMLU-Pro84.00%
DeepSeek-R1MMLU-Redux92.90%
DeepSeek-R1MMLU90.80%
GPT-5SWE-bench Verified74.90%
GPT-5MMMU84.20%
GPT-5Aider Polyglot (Diff)88.00%
GPT-5SWE-bench Verified (OpenAI 477 Tasks)74.90%
GPT-5ERQA65.70%
GPT-5VideoMMMU (Max 256 Frames)84.60%
GPT-5CharXiv Reasoning (Python Enabled)81.10%
GPT-5MMMU-Pro (Average Standard + Vision)78.40%
GPT-5HMMT 202593.30%
GPT-5Humanity's Last Exam (No Tools)24.80%
GPT-5FrontierMath (Python tool only)26.30%
GPT-5AIME 202594.60%
Capability differences
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No unique capability difference verified.
Agent WorkflowsFunction CallingImage UnderstandingStructured Outputs
Use-case coverage
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DEEPSEEK-R1
Distinct use-case matches
No unique structured use-case match is verified for this comparison yet.
GPT-5
Distinct use-case matches
Task Automation · Workflow Automation
Evidence & freshness
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DeepSeek-R1Review soon
- Verified benchmark results
- 20
- Benchmark evidence
- Sep 4, 2026
- Pricing evidence
- Not dated
- Profile review
- Not dated
GPT-5Review soon
- Verified benchmark results
- 13
- Benchmark evidence
- Sep 3, 2026
- Pricing evidence
- Not dated
- Profile review
- Not dated
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How do DeepSeek-R1 and GPT-5 compare?
Compare the side-by-side pricing, benchmark, capability and product data on this page. The better fit depends on your use case and the verified evidence available for each product.
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How much shared benchmark evidence is available for DeepSeek-R1 vs GPT-5?
AI Orbit currently shows 1 shared verified benchmark where both products have comparable results. One-sided benchmark evidence is shown separately and is not counted as a head-to-head win.
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