DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs GPT-6 Luna (Medium)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or GPT-6 Luna (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Luna (Medium)
GPT-6 Luna (Medium) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 162.3% more intelligence, 93.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 59.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | GPT-6 Luna (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 29.9 | +162.3% GPT-6 Luna (Medium) is 2.6× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $31.17 | −93.2% GPT-6 Luna (Medium) is 93.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.20s | 8.25s | −59.2% GPT-6 Luna (Medium) is 59.2% 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 (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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