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DeepSeek V3.1 vs o1-preview

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 vs OpenAI o1-preview — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1
OpenAI
o1-preview
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateAug 21 2025Sep 12 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapo1-preview shipped 343 days before DeepSeek V3.1

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 or o1-preview?

DeepSeek V3.1 and o1-preview do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. o1-preview shipped 343 days before DeepSeek V3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; o1-preview 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 V3.1 released?
DeepSeek V3.1 was released by DeepSeek on Aug 21 2025.
When was o1-preview released?
o1-preview was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.
Is DeepSeek V3.1 or o1-preview open source?
DeepSeek V3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. o1-preview is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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