# DeepSeek-R1 vs Granite-4.0-1B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1 and Granite-4.0-1B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-granite-4-0-1b
- Last updated: September 28, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for DeepSeek-R1 and Granite-4.0-1B.

## Summary

- DeepSeek-R1 and Granite-4.0-1B do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1 | Granite-4.0-1B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 42.64 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.55 / $2.19 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 60.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Granite-4.0-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 39 (Estimated · #102/168)
- Granite-4.0-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 44.5 (#90/124)
- Granite-4.0-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Can I compare DeepSeek-R1 and Granite-4.0-1B on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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