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

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

Direct Technical Comparison

Frontier Model	LMArena Elo	API Cost (1M)	Throughput
deepseek-r1-0528	1422	$4.5e-7	25
gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210	1478	$0.00000175	55

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

Conclusion: For developers looking for higher intelligence, gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 currently leads with an Elo of 1478.