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GPT-5.5 vs DeepSeek R1
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Spec
GPT-5.5
DeepSeek R1
Intelligence index↑ better
Winner82
73
Speed↑ better
Winner95 tok/s
60 tok/s
Time to first token↓ better
Winner0.42 s
1.5 s
Context window↑ better
Winner400k
128k
Max output↑ better
16k
Winner33k
Input price↓ better
$5.00 / 1M tokens
Winner$0.55 / 1M tokens
Output price↓ better
$15.00 / 1M tokens
Winner$2.19 / 1M tokens
Blended price↓ better
$7.50 / 1M tokens
Winner$0.96 / 1M tokens
License
Proprietary
Open source
Input modalities
text, image
text
Output modalities
text
text
Benchmark showdown
MMLU
GPT-5.5
90.2
DeepSeek R1
87.1
MMLU Pro
GPT-5.5
78.0
DeepSeek R1
75.9
GPQA
GPT-5.5
62.5
DeepSeek R1
71.5
MATH
GPT-5.5
89.1
DeepSeek R1
90.2
HumanEval
GPT-5.5
93.0
DeepSeek R1
91.0
Strengths, weaknesses and best-for
GPT-5.5
Strengths
- Best-in-class reasoning
- Huge 400k context
- Strong tool use and agents
Weaknesses
- Expensive vs Sonnet for non-reasoning tasks
- Higher latency than gpt-5.5-mini
Best for
- Agentic workflows
- Complex coding
- Hard math & research
DeepSeek R1
Strengths
- Reasoning at GPT-class scores
- Open weights
- Cheap
Weaknesses
- Slower than non-reasoning peers
Best for
- Self-hosted reasoning
- Math & code
- Cost-sensitive agents
Quick verdict
- Pick GPT-5.5 if you want it smarter, faster and longer context.
- Pick DeepSeek R1 if you want it cheaper.
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