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GPT-5 Mini vs DeepSeek R1

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OpenAI · 512k context  |  DeepSeek · 64k context

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5 MiniDeepSeek R1
Input / 1M tokens$0.6$0.55
Output / 1M tokens$2.4$2.19
Cached input / 1M$0.3$0.14
Context window512k64k
ProviderOpenAIDeepSeek

Cost Calculator

💰 DeepSeek R1 saves $46.50/month (9% cheaper)
OGPT-5 Mini
Per request$0.001800
Daily$18.00
Monthly$540.00
Yearly$6,570.00
DDeepSeek R1CHEAPER
Per request$0.001645
Daily$16.45
Monthly$493.50
Yearly$6,004.25
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Choose GPT-5 Mini when…

  • ✓ Larger context window (512k vs 64k) — better for long documents
  • ✓ Optimized for: Cost-efficient frontier tasks
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Choose DeepSeek R1 when…

  • ✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
  • ✓ 8% cheaper per input token
  • ✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
  • ✓ Cheaper cached price ($0.14 vs $0.3/1M)
  • ✓ Optimized for: Math & logic reasoning

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