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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs GPT-5.4

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
OpenAI
GPT-5.4
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateMay 28 2025Mar 5 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
92.8%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 281 days before GPT-5.4

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 leads DeepSeek R1-0528 on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). DeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 281 days before GPT-5.4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.4 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 R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
When was GPT-5.4 released?
GPT-5.4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 5 2026.
Is DeepSeek R1-0528 or GPT-5.4 open source?
DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-5.4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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