Matchup
DeepSeek R1 vs OpenAI o3-mini
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DeepSeek R1 vs OpenAI o3-mini in real side-by-side tests: 1 post from X where both got the same prompt. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.
Posts
1Same prompt, separate runs
1Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.
Summary
DeepSeek R1 and OpenAI o3-mini appear together in 1 post on X: ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1 (@flavioAd). None of these posts report cost or time per model. According to @flavioAd, o3-mini crushed DeepSeek R1. (The author’s view.)
What each post reports
| Post | Model | Time | Cost | Tokens | Author’s verdict | Original |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1@flavioAd | OpenAI o3-mini | — | — | — | Author’s pick | X post |
| Ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1@flavioAd | DeepSeek R1 | — | — | — | O3-mini crushed DeepSeek R1 | X post |
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Who won where
1- Ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1O3-mini crushed DeepSeek R1.— the author’s view, @flavioAd (paraphrased)
Prompts shown in the posts
write a Python program that shows a ball bouncing inside a spinning hexagon. The ball should be affected by gravity and friction, and it must bounce off the rotating walls realistically — @flavioAd