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DeepSeek R1 vs GPT-4.5 Orion benchmark

Name: DeepSeek R1 vs GPT-4.5 Orion AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares DeepSeek R1 (DeepSeek) and GPT-4.5 Orion (OpenAI) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, GPT-4.5 Orion is ahead by 182 points (1,540 vs 1,358; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, GPT-4.5 Orion resolves 71% versus 65.2% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). DeepSeek R1 streams faster (62 tok/s) while DeepSeek R1 is the cheaper output token ($2.5/1M). GPT-4.5 Orion has the larger context window (128k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1

Open-weights reasoning model trained with large-scale RL.

Elo 1,358$2.5/1M out

OpenAI

GPT-4.5 Orion

OpenAI largest dense non-reasoning model with expansive world knowledge and reduced hallucinations.

Elo 1,540$150/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

DeepSeek R1 (3)vsGPT-4.5 Orion (7)

DeepSeek R1: 3W (30%)Overall: GPT-4.5 OrionGPT-4.5 Orion: 7W (70%)

← DeepSeek R1GPT-4.5 Orion →

GPT-4.5 Orion (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,358vs1,540

Coding Elo

—vs1,520

SWE-bench

65.2%vs71%

LiveBench

59%vs68.5%

GPQA Diamond

79.8%vs84%

DeepSeek R1: 0WGPT-4.5 Orion: 5W

Tied (1/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

62 tok/svs60 tok/s

Time to first token

420 msvs350 ms

DeepSeek R1: 1WGPT-4.5 Orion: 1W

DeepSeek R1 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$2.5/1Mvs$150/1M

Input price

$0.7/1Mvs$75/1M

Context window

64kvs128k

DeepSeek R1: 2WGPT-4.5 Orion: 1W

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Dimensional AdvantageGPT-4.5 Orion 5/6

Preference Elo

GPT-4.5 Orion

182 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

DeepSeek R1

2 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

DeepSeek R1

$147.50/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,358

EloHigh is better

1,540+13%

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,520

LiveBench

High is better

59%

LiveBenchHigh is better

68.5%+16%

SWE-bench

High is better

65.2%

SWE-benchHigh is better

71%+9%

GPQA

High is better

79.8%

GPQAHigh is better

84%+5%

TTFT

Low is better

420 ms

TTFTLow is better

350 ms+20%

Speed

High is better

+3%62 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

60 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+10614%$0.7/1M

In $Low is better

$75/1M

Out $

Low is better

+5900%$2.5/1M

Out $Low is better

$150/1M

Context

High is better

64k

ContextHigh is better

128k+100%

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

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Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

DeepSeek R1$62.00 / mo

In: $24.50Out: $37.50

GPT-4.5 Orion$4,875.00 / mo

In: $2625.00Out: $2250.00

Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek R1 is estimated to save $4,813.00/month ($57,756/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
GPT-4.5 Orion:Pick GPT-4.5 Orion when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
DeepSeek R1:Pick DeepSeek R1 when you are optimizing output cost.
3
GPT-4.5 Orion:Pick GPT-4.5 Orion when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-4.5 Orion

Higher SWE-bench (71%).

High-volume chatDeepSeek R1

Lower output list price ($2.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGPT-4.5 Orion

Lower TTFT (350 ms).

Long-document RAGGPT-4.5 Orion

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4.5 Orion

GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GPT-4.5 Orion	Higher SWE-bench (71%).
High-volume chat	DeepSeek R1	Lower output list price ($2.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	GPT-4.5 Orion	Lower TTFT (350 ms).
Long-document RAG	GPT-4.5 Orion	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4.5 Orion	GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1

Elo 1,358

LiveBench59%

SWE-bench65.2%

Speed62 tok/s

Output cost$2.5/1M

OpenAI

GPT-4.5 Orion

Elo 1,540

LiveBench68.5%

SWE-bench71%

Speed60 tok/s

Output cost$150/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek R1 or GPT-4.5 Orion?: GPT-4.5 Orion has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,540). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, DeepSeek R1 or GPT-4.5 Orion?: GPT-4.5 Orion leads SWE-bench at 71% vs 65.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: DeepSeek R1 output tokens are $2.5/1M versus $150/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, DeepSeek R1 or GPT-4.5 Orion?: GPT-4.5 Orion has the lower time-to-first-token (350 ms vs 420 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: GPT-4.5 Orion accepts 128k tokens versus 64k.
Can I self-host either model?: DeepSeek R1 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. DeepSeek R1 and GPT-4.5 Orion Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

DeepSeek R1 (3)vsGPT-4.5 Orion (7)

DeepSeek R1: 3W (30%)Overall: GPT-4.5 OrionGPT-4.5 Orion: 7W (70%)

← DeepSeek R1GPT-4.5 Orion →

GPT-4.5 Orion (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,358vs1,540

Coding Elo

—vs1,520

SWE-bench

65.2%vs71%

LiveBench

59%vs68.5%

GPQA Diamond

79.8%vs84%

DeepSeek R1: 0WGPT-4.5 Orion: 5W

Tied (1/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

62 tok/svs60 tok/s

Time to first token

420 msvs350 ms

DeepSeek R1: 1WGPT-4.5 Orion: 1W

DeepSeek R1 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$2.5/1Mvs$150/1M

Input price

$0.7/1Mvs$75/1M

Context window

64kvs128k

DeepSeek R1: 2WGPT-4.5 Orion: 1W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-4.5 Orion

Higher SWE-bench (71%).

High-volume chatDeepSeek R1

Lower output list price ($2.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGPT-4.5 Orion

Lower TTFT (350 ms).

Long-document RAGGPT-4.5 Orion

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4.5 Orion

GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GPT-4.5 Orion	Higher SWE-bench (71%).
High-volume chat	DeepSeek R1	Lower output list price ($2.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	GPT-4.5 Orion	Lower TTFT (350 ms).
Long-document RAG	GPT-4.5 Orion	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4.5 Orion	GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, DeepSeek R1 or GPT-4.5 Orion?

GPT-4.5 Orion has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,540). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, DeepSeek R1 or GPT-4.5 Orion?

GPT-4.5 Orion leads SWE-bench at 71% vs 65.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

DeepSeek R1 output tokens are $2.5/1M versus $150/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, DeepSeek R1 or GPT-4.5 Orion?

GPT-4.5 Orion has the lower time-to-first-token (350 ms vs 420 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

GPT-4.5 Orion accepts 128k tokens versus 64k.

Can I self-host either model?

DeepSeek R1 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. DeepSeek R1 and GPT-4.5 Orion Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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