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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateSep 22 2025Nov 7 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus shipped 46 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or GPT-5-Codex-Mini?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus shipped 46 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is open weight, while GPT-5-Codex-Mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.

GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 7 2025.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-5-Codex-Mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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