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DeepSeek R1 vs GPT-5 mini
DeepSeek vs OpenAI — head-to-head specs and pricing.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1
Reasoning model — rivals o1/o3 at 20x lower cost
DeepSeek-R1 is an open reasoning model from DeepSeek. Excels at math, coding, and step-by-step logic. Outputs include visible chain-of-thought. WARNING: Per DeepSeek ToS, prompts may be used for model training and are processed on servers in China. Not recommended for sensitive workloads.
OpenAI
GPT-5 mini
Fast, cheap, still smart.
GPT-5 mini is a smaller variant of GPT-5 optimized for throughput and cost. Great default for chat and classification.
| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Input cost / 1M tokens | $0.66 | $0.18 |
| Output cost / 1M tokens | $2.63 | $0.72 |
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 | 8,000 |
| Streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling | — | ✓ |
| Vision input | — | ✓ |
| JSON mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Status | ACTIVE | ACTIVE |
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