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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs GPT-4

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateMay 28 2025Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
8%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 806 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or GPT-4?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 806 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is open weight, while GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek R1-0528 and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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