DeepSeek: R1 0528 wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: R1 0528 | OpenAI: GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 27.1✓ | 26.3 |
| Coding Index | 24.0✓ | 21.8 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81%✓ | 67% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1222✓ | 1149 |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 29 | 55✓ |
| Latency | 654ms | 648ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.500✓ | $2.00 |
| Output price /M | $2.15✓ | $8.00 |
| Context window | 164K | 1.0M✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ToolsJSONVision |