DeepSeek-R1 vs GPT-4o

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-4o wins overall with a score of 56 vs 35 (21 point difference).GPT-4o wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-4o

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

GPT-4o

64.5

44
MMLU
66
43
GPQA
66
41
SuperGPQA
64
39
OpenBookQA
62

Coding

GPT-4o

DeepSeek-R1

36

GPT-4o

58

36
HumanEval
58

Mathematics

GPT-4o

DeepSeek-R1

43

GPT-4o

65

44
AIME 2023
66
46
AIME 2024
68
45
AIME 2025
67
40
HMMT Feb 2023
62
42
HMMT Feb 2024
64
41
HMMT Feb 2025
63
43
BRUMO 2025
65

Reasoning

GPT-4o

DeepSeek-R1

41

GPT-4o

63

42
SimpleQA
64
40
MuSR
62

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-4o scores higher overall with 56 vs 35, a difference of 21 points across all benchmarks.

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

GPT-4o leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 64.5 vs 41.8.

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

GPT-4o leads in coding with an average score of 58 vs 36.

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

GPT-4o leads in math with an average score of 65 vs 43.

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

GPT-4o leads in reasoning with an average score of 63 vs 41.