Which model is better: DeepSeek V4 Pro or OpenAI o4-mini?
OpenAI o4-mini is 16.7% cheaper for input tokens ($1.10 vs. $1.32 per 1M tokens) and $4.40 vs. $3.96 for output tokens (1.2x cost advantage). In terms of operational performance, DeepSeek V4 Pro delivers lower response latency at 520ms TTFT (160ms faster than OpenAI o4-mini) with 78 vs. 125 tok/s throughput. DeepSeek V4 Pro leads coding evaluations at 80.6% SWE-bench Verified vs. 68.1% for OpenAI o4-mini and 90.1% vs. 81.4% on GPQA Diamond.
Verified daily via automated API latency tests and official documentation.
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Verified Performance & Unit Economics Delta (12 Dimensions)
Daily synchronized metrics across token pricing, prompt cache economics, latency, throughput, and 5 capability benchmarks.
Metric / Dimension
DeepSeek V4 Pro
OpenAI o4-mini
Net Delta / Advantage
Input Cost / 1M Tokens
$1.32
$1.10
OpenAI o4-mini is 1.2x cheaper
Output Cost / 1M Tokens
$3.96
$4.40
DeepSeek V4 Pro (10.0% lower)
Prompt Cache Read / 1M
$0.145
$0.275
DeepSeek V4 Pro is 1.9x cheaper
Prompt Cache Write / 1M
$1.32
$1.10
OpenAI o4-mini is 1.2x cheaper
Context Window (Max Output)
1,024k (128k out)
205k (100k out)
DeepSeek V4 Pro (5.0x larger context)
Avg TTFT Response Latency
520ms
680ms
DeepSeek V4 Pro (160ms faster)
Generation Speed (Throughput)
78 tok/s
125 tok/s
OpenAI o4-mini (+47 tok/s faster)
SWE-bench Verified (Coding)
80.6%
68.1%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+12.5% lead)
GPQA Diamond (PhD STEM)
90.1%
81.4%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+8.7% lead)
MMLU-Pro (Multi-Discipline)
88.4%
85.6%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+2.8% lead)
MATH-500 (Quantitative Logic)
97.3%
97.8%
OpenAI o4-mini (+0.5% lead)
Inference Value Score (IVR)
67 / 100
63.7 / 100
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+3.3 pts)
Interactive Monthly Token Economics & ROI Forecaster
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Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Pro or OpenAI o4-mini?
OpenAI o4-mini is cheaper at $1.10/1M input tokens ($4.40/1M output) compared to $1.32/1M input ($3.96/1M output) for DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Which model has lower TTFT latency and higher tok/s throughput: DeepSeek V4 Pro or OpenAI o4-mini?
DeepSeek V4 Pro delivers faster first-token latency at 520ms TTFT (78 tok/s throughput) compared to 680ms TTFT (125 tok/s) for OpenAI o4-mini.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and OpenAI o4-mini compare on SWE-bench coding and GPQA Diamond reasoning?
On SWE-bench Verified software engineering, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 80.6% versus 68.1% for OpenAI o4-mini. On GPQA Diamond graduate-level STEM reasoning, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 90.1% versus 81.4% for OpenAI o4-mini (and 97.3% vs 97.8% on MATH-500).
When should you choose DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) for open-weight 1.6T MoE powerhouse designed for cost-effective full-repository code generation, mathematical reasoning, and persistent chain-of-thought multi-step agent workflows — offering a 1,024k context window, 520ms TTFT, and $1.32/1M input pricing ($0.145/1M cached reads).
When should you choose OpenAI o4-mini?
Choose OpenAI o4-mini (OpenAI) for automated PR review, high-volume agentic coding loops, SQL/data analysis, and visual document reasoning — offering a 204k context window, 680ms TTFT, and $1.10/1M input pricing ($0.275/1M cached reads).
