Model comparison Synced Mar 10, 2026

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) vs OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview are closely matched across pricing, context, and capabilities. Your choice depends on workflow-specific factors like provider ecosystem preference and existing integrations.

Best for with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

Long document processingMulti-modal tasks

Best for with OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

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Technical specifications

	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)	OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview
Provider	DeepSeek	OpenAI
Input price	$0.21/M	$0.15/M
Output price	$0.79/M	$0.60/M
Context window	164K	128K
Max output	N/A	16K
Capabilities	Tool useReasoning
Released	Sep 22, 2025	Mar 12, 2025

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Price

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

$0.79/M tokens