AI Model Release Tracker - Timeline of Major AI Models from 2022-2026

Home/Compare/DeepSeek-LLM vs GPT-3.5

DeepSeek-LLM vs GPT-3.5

DeepSeek DeepSeek-LLM vs OpenAI GPT-3.5 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-LLM
OpenAI
GPT-3.5
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateNov 29 2023Nov 30 2022
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-3.5 shipped 364 days before DeepSeek-LLM

Which is better: DeepSeek-LLM or GPT-3.5?

DeepSeek-LLM and GPT-3.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. GPT-3.5 shipped 364 days before DeepSeek-LLM, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-3.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-LLM released?
DeepSeek-LLM was released by DeepSeek on Nov 29 2023.
When was GPT-3.5 released?
GPT-3.5 was released by OpenAI on Nov 30 2022.
Is DeepSeek-LLM or GPT-3.5 open source?
DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-3.5 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

Other comparisons