deepseek-r1-0528 vs gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 Benchmark Comparison

Direct benchmark comparison between deepseek-r1-0528 and gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 based on LMArena Elo and the latest 2026 API pricing.

Direct Technical & Pricing Comparison

Frontier Model	LMArena Elo	API Cost (1M)	Throughput
deepseek-r1-0528	1422	$5e-7	37
gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210	1476	$0.00000175	37

*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*

Comparison Summary: gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 is the more capable model in this pair, leading by 54 Elo points. Specifically, gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 is currently on the Pareto line, suggesting it offers better systemic value for its performance tier.