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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs gpt-oss-120b

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateSep 22 2025Aug 5 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
11%
Timeline
Release gapgpt-oss-120b shipped 48 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or gpt-oss-120b?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. gpt-oss-120b shipped 48 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and gpt-oss-120b 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-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.

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