Is OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini is cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $2.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini or DeepSeek: R1?

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini has the larger context window (128K tokens).

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini vs DeepSeek: R1

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini is cheaper on output tokens, while OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini offers a larger context window. Choose OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$0.60	$2.50
Context window	128K	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Jan 2025

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

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