DeepSeek-R1 vs GPT-4 Turbo

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

GPT-4 Turbo wins overall with a score of 50 vs 35 (15 point difference).GPT-4 Turbo wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-4 Turbo

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

GPT-4 Turbo

58.5

44
MMLU
60
43
GPQA
60
41
SuperGPQA
58
39
OpenBookQA
56

Coding

GPT-4 Turbo

DeepSeek-R1

36

GPT-4 Turbo

52

36
HumanEval
52

Mathematics

GPT-4 Turbo

DeepSeek-R1

43

GPT-4 Turbo

59

44
AIME 2023
60
46
AIME 2024
62
45
AIME 2025
61
40
HMMT Feb 2023
56
42
HMMT Feb 2024
58
41
HMMT Feb 2025
57
43
BRUMO 2025
59

Reasoning

GPT-4 Turbo

DeepSeek-R1

41

GPT-4 Turbo

57

42
SimpleQA
58
40
MuSR
56

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or GPT-4 Turbo?

GPT-4 Turbo scores higher overall with 50 vs 35, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or GPT-4 Turbo?

GPT-4 Turbo leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 58.5 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or GPT-4 Turbo?

GPT-4 Turbo leads in coding with an average score of 52 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or GPT-4 Turbo?

GPT-4 Turbo leads in math with an average score of 59 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or GPT-4 Turbo?

GPT-4 Turbo leads in reasoning with an average score of 57 vs 41.