Is openai/gpt-oss-120b or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 cheaper?

openai/gpt-oss-120b is cheaper on output tokens ($0.45 vs $2.18 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, openai/gpt-oss-120b or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1?

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 has the larger context window (164K tokens).

openai/gpt-oss-120b vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1

openai/gpt-oss-120b is cheaper on output tokens, while deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 offers a larger context window. Choose openai/gpt-oss-120b or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	openai/gpt-oss-120b	deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Provider	SiliconFlow	SiliconFlow
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.50
Output / 1M tokens	$0.45	$2.18
Context window	131K	164K
Parameters	117B	671B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Aug 2025	May 2025

openai/gpt-oss-120b details →deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 details →

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