DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs gpt-oss-120b (High)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or gpt-oss-120b (High) 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-oss-120b (High)
gpt-oss-120b (High) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 1.8% more intelligence, 73.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 41.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | gpt-oss-120b (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 11.6 | +1.8% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 1.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $122.71 | −73.4% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 73.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.17s | 11.19s | −41.6% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 41.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
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-oss-120b (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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