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Atria Dawn Preview vs DeepSeek-R1

Comparing Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek-R1 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Shanghai AI Laboratory · DeepSeek · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek-R1 trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Atria Dawn Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose DeepSeek-R1

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.55/M input and $2.19/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Benchmark wins
Input price
— / M
$0.55 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.19 / M
Context window
131,072

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Atria Dawn Preview · 0 for DeepSeek-R1

No common benchmarks found

Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek-R1don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

73.0B diff

Atria Dawn Preview has 73.0B more parameters than DeepSeek-R1, making it 10.9% larger.

Shanghai AI Laboratory
Atria Dawn Preview
744.0Bparameters
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1
671.0Bparameters
744.0B
Atria Dawn Preview
671.0B
DeepSeek-R1

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-R1 specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-R1 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Shanghai AI Laboratory
Atria Dawn Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Tue Sep 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Atria Dawn Preview

MIT

Open weights

DeepSeek-R1

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Atria Dawn Preview was released on 2026-09-11, while DeepSeek-R1 was released on 2025-01-20.

Atria Dawn Preview is 20 months newer than DeepSeek-R1.

Atria Dawn Preview

Sep 11, 2026

4 days ago

1.6yr newer
DeepSeek-R1

Jan 20, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek-R1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Atria Dawn Preview
✓ Preferred
DeepSeek-R1
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FAQ

Common questions about Atria Dawn Preview vs DeepSeek-R1.

Which is better, Atria Dawn Preview or DeepSeek-R1?

Atria Dawn Preview (Shanghai AI Laboratory) and DeepSeek-R1 (DeepSeek) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Atria Dawn Preview compare to DeepSeek-R1 in benchmarks?

Atria Dawn Preview scores DeepSearchQA: 96.0%, BrowseComp: 92.5%, CyberGym: 86.5%, MLE-Bench Lite: 86.2%, WideSearch: 81.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek-R1?

Atria Dawn Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and DeepSeek-R1 supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Atria Dawn Preview and DeepSeek-R1?

Atria Dawn Preview is developed by Shanghai AI Laboratory and DeepSeek-R1 is developed by DeepSeek.