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How smart is DeepSeek-R1?

DeepSeek-R1 is a model from DeepSeek, released on Jan 20, 2025. Its SI-IQ is 98 (90% interval 93–102), estimated from 4 benchmark results by 2 evaluators.

Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · method 1.0.0

A model is ranked when its results come from at least 5 benchmarks (the two GPQA Diamond runs count as one) in at least 3 areas, from at least 2 different evaluators, and its versions are released no more than 60 days apart. This model does not meet that yet (results from fewer than 5 benchmarks). Its provisional estimate rests on 4 benchmark results and can change a lot when more results arrive.

Every benchmark result we used

Each score is one value exactly as the source published it: for Epoch AI the best of its run settings, for OpenRouter the median hosting provider (the developer's own hosting when it ran the test). “Implied SI-IQ” is the ability that this single result points to; the overall SI-IQ is their precision-weighted average.

Human preference (Arena)

On the Arena leaderboard, where people vote between two anonymous answers, DeepSeek-R1 has a rating of 1,398 (1,393–1,403) from 18,524 votes (published Oct 15, 2026). Human preference is a different measure from benchmark ability and is not part of SI-IQ. Arena (Hugging Face)

Computed with SI-IQ method version 1.0.0. Read the full methodology

Data sources: Aider polyglot leaderboard data (Apache-2.0); Arena leaderboard dataset on Hugging Face (CC BY 4.0); Epoch AI, ‘Capabilities & benchmarking’ (CC BY 4.0) (licences and changes).