Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

DeepSeek: R1 (free)

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 128k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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S-TIER

OpenAI

Intelligence Score 92/100

Context Window 128K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

Commercial/Paid Model

FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 92/100 vs 65/100, GPT-4o outperforms DeepSeek: R1 (free) by 27 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for GPT-4o.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	DeepSeek: R1 (free)	GPT-4o
Context Window	128k	128K
Architecture	Dense Transformer	Transformer (Proprietary)
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~85-87%
Release Date	2024	May-Nov 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	10,000 RPM
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	Based on tier
Capabilities	No specific data	Vision Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)	Medium
Primary Use Case	🧠 Complex Reasoning	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	~1.8T (estimated)
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	API key required Rate limits apply Pay-per-token pricing
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	Advanced reasoning Code generation Creative writing