Model Comparison

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs GPT-4.1 mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2024), while GPT-4.1 mini is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$1.60
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-4.1 mini specifies input context (1,047,576 tokens). Only GPT-4.1 mini specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini
Input1,047,576 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B does not.

GPT-4.1 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-4.1 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is licensed under MIT, while GPT-4.1 mini uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

MIT

Open weights

GPT-4.1 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B was released on 2025-01-20, while GPT-4.1 mini was released on 2025-04-14.

GPT-4.1 mini is 3 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

GPT-4.1 mini

Apr 14, 2025

11 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4.1 mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-4.1 mini's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B's cutoff date.

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

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GPT-4.1 mini

May 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2024 score (83.3% vs 49.6%)
OpenAI
Larger context window (1,047,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (65.0% vs 49.1%)
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
OpenAIGPT-4.1 mini
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B vs GPT-4.1 mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is made by DeepSeek and GPT-4.1 mini is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B scores MATH-500: 92.8%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, GPQA: 49.1%, LiveCodeBench: 37.6%. GPT-4.1 mini scores CharXiv-D: 88.4%, MMLU: 87.5%, IFEval: 84.1%, MMMLU: 78.5%, MathVista: 73.1%.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-4.1 mini supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is developed by DeepSeek and GPT-4.1 mini is developed by OpenAI.