DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs GPT-6 Luna (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or GPT-6 Luna (Low) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Luna (Low)
GPT-6 Luna (Low) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 88.6% more intelligence, 97.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 61.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | GPT-6 Luna (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 21.5 | +88.6% GPT-6 Luna (Low) is 88.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $10.63 | −97.7% GPT-6 Luna (Low) is 97.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.17s | 7.32s | −61.8% GPT-6 Luna (Low) is 61.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-6 Luna (Low) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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