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DeepSeek-MoE vs GPT-4.1

DeepSeek DeepSeek-MoE vs OpenAI GPT-4.1 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-MoE
OpenAI
GPT-4.1
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateJan 9 2024May 14 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-MoE shipped 491 days before GPT-4.1

Which is better: DeepSeek-MoE or GPT-4.1?

DeepSeek-MoE and GPT-4.1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek-MoE shipped 491 days before GPT-4.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-MoE is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-4.1 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-MoE released?
DeepSeek-MoE was released by DeepSeek on Jan 9 2024.
When was GPT-4.1 released?
GPT-4.1 was released by OpenAI on May 14 2025.
Is DeepSeek-MoE or GPT-4.1 open source?
DeepSeek-MoE is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-4.1 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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