DeepSeek and more
DeepSeek
from $0.025 / 1M
23 models · typical $0.30 · top 91.7% GPQA, max reasoning
Developer head to head · prices updated Oct 31, 2026
DeepSeek vs OpenAI
DeepSeek vs GPT: every model's API price, compared
DeepSeek starts cheaper ($0.025 vs $0.055 per 1M tokens); DeepSeek's typical model costs less ($0.30 vs $3.44); OpenAI has the more accurate top model (95.8% vs 91.7% GPQA).
GPT and more
OpenAI
from $0.055 / 1M
39 models · typical $3.44 · top 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning
- Cheaper entry modelDeepSeek
- More accurate top modelOpenAI
- Cheaper 85%+ GPQA modelDeepSeek
- More modelsOpenAI
The matchups that matter
| DeepSeek | OpenAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest model | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b $0.025 via Nscale | gpt-oss-20b $0.055 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave) · 60.8% GPQA, medium reasoning |
| Most accurate (GPQA) | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 $1.63 via DeepInfra · 91.7% GPQA, max reasoning | GPT-6 Astra $20.00 via OpenAI · 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Cheapest with 85%+ GPQA | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 $0.105 via DeepInfra · 91.0% GPQA, max reasoning | GPT-6 Luna $0.20 via OpenAI · 90.5% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Typical model price | $0.30 | $3.44 |
| Models we track | 23 | 39 |
Flagships: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs GPT-6 AstraCheapest: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b vs gpt-oss-20bDeepSeek V4 Pro vs GPT-6.1 SolDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs GPT-6 Lunagpt-oss-120b vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Blended list price per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output) at each model's cheapest provider; only models at least two providers sell. GPQA Diamond by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting.
Every model, cheapest first
DeepSeek
- deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b$0.025 via Nscale
- deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b44.7% GPQA$0.07 via Nscale
- deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1.5b33.6% GPQA$0.09 via Nscale
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 073191.0% GPQA, max reasoning$0.105 via DeepInfra
- DeepSeek-V4-Flash$0.1125 via DeepInfra
- Deepseek R1 Distill Qwen 32B64.1% GPQA$0.15 via Nscale
- deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-7b$0.20 via Fireworks AI
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$0.21 via DeepInfra
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash89.8% GPQA, max reasoning$0.21 via DeepInfra
- DeepSeek-V3.2$0.29 via DeepInfra
- DeepSeek-R1-052876.3% GPQA$0.30 via Lambda
- deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b55.7% GPQA$0.30 via DeepInfra
OpenAI
- gpt-oss-20b60.8% GPQA, medium reasoning$0.055 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- gpt-oss-120b75.8% GPQA, high reasoning$0.065 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- GPT OSS Safeguard 20B$0.1025 via Amazon Bedrock
- GPT-5 Nano$0.1375 via OpenAI
- gpt-4.1-nano$0.175 via Replicate
- GPT-6 Luna90.5% GPQA, max reasoning$0.20 via OpenAI
- GPT OSS Safeguard 120B$0.2625 via Amazon Bedrock
- GPT-4o mini$0.2625 via OpenAI
- gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview$0.2625 via OpenAI
- GPT-5.6 Luna91.6% GPQA, max reasoning$0.45 via OpenAI
- GPT-5.4 nano$0.4625 via OpenAI
- GPT-5 Mini$0.6875 via OpenAI
Questions people ask
Is DeepSeek cheaper than OpenAI?
Yes at the cheap end: DeepSeek's cheapest model, deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b, starts at $0.025 per 1M tokens, against $0.055 for OpenAI's gpt-oss-20b. The typical (median) model costs $0.30 at DeepSeek and $3.44 at OpenAI.
Which has the more accurate model, DeepSeek or OpenAI?
DeepSeek's most accurate model we track, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813, scores 91.7% GPQA, max reasoning (GPQA Diamond, Epoch AI) for $1.63 per 1M tokens; OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra scores 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning for $20.00.
How many DeepSeek and OpenAI models can I buy through APIs?
We track 23 DeepSeek and 39 OpenAI models that at least two providers sell, with prices from each provider's pricing page.