o4 Mini vs DeepSeek R1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, and capabilities

Pricing

Input / 1M tokens
$1.10
$0.550
Output / 1M tokens
$4.40
$2.19
Avg. Cost / 1M
$2.75
$1.37

Specifications

Context Window
N/A
N/A
Tier
high
high
Provider
OpenAI
DeepSeek

Capabilities

Feature
o4-mini
deepseek-r1
code
reasoning

Verdict

Best for Cost

deepseek-r1 is 50% cheaper on average

Best for Quality

Both models are in the same performance tier

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