Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
DeepSeek V3
34
GPT-4.1
57
Pick GPT-4.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Coding
+15.4 difference
Knowledge
+3.7 difference
Inst. Following
+1.3 difference
DeepSeek V3
GPT-4.1
$0.27 / $1.1
$2 / $8
N/A
108 t/s
N/A
1.02s
128K
1M
Pick GPT-4.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
GPT-4.1 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 57 to 34. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
GPT-4.1's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 54.6 against 39.2. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 42% to 54.6%. DeepSeek V3 does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
GPT-4.1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.27 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V3. That is roughly 7.3x on output cost alone. GPT-4.1 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.
GPT-4.1 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 57 to 34. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 42% and 54.6%.
DeepSeek V3 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 70 versus 66.3. Inside this category, AA-GPQA Diamond is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
GPT-4.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 54.6 versus 39.2. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
GPT-4.1 has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 87.4 versus 86.1. Inside this category, AA-IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
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