Is OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on output tokens ($0.14 vs $2.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b or DeepSeek: R1?

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b has the larger context window (131K tokens).

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b vs DeepSeek: R1

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b is cheaper on output tokens, while OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b offers a larger context window. Choose OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.03	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$0.14	$2.50
Context window	131K	64K
Parameters	21B	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Aug 2025	Jan 2025

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

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