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DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs GPT-5 nano

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
OpenAI
GPT-5 nano
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateApr 24 2026Aug 7 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
14%
Competitive coding
LiveCodeBench
93.5%
Web browsing
BrowseComp
83.4%
Science
GPQA Diamond
90.1%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5 nano shipped 260 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Pro or GPT-5 nano?

DeepSeek-V4-Pro and GPT-5 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5 nano shipped 260 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro is open weight, while GPT-5 nano is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-V4-Pro and GPT-5 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.

GPT-5 nano was released by OpenAI on Aug 7 2025.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-5 nano is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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