DeepSeek-R1 Base on TruthfulQA: score, rank and what it means
DeepSeek-R1 Base scores 82.2 on TruthfulQA, placing it #126 of 600 models in the index. The benchmark average is 73.6 and the leader is GPT-5.1 Max at 91.1.
Score distribution
The chart shows the top 10 models on TruthfulQA, with DeepSeek-R1 Base highlighted. Longer bars mean higher scores.
Top 10 leaderboard
| # | Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.1 Max | OpenAI | 2000000 | $20.50 | 87.9 |
| 2 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning | Google DeepMind | 200000 | $19.69 | 87.5 |
| 3 | GPT-5.1 Reasoning | OpenAI | 400000 | $20.27 | 88.3 |
| 4 | GPT-5.2 Pro | OpenAI | 2000000 | $21.32 | 89.6 |
| 5 | GPT-5.2 | OpenAI | 2000000 | $19.71 | 88.0 |
| 6 | Gemini 3 Pro Max | Google DeepMind | 2000000 | $20.57 | 87.9 |
| 7 | Grok 4 Reasoning | xAI | 2000000 | $19.67 | 87.8 |
| 8 | Qwen3-Max Max | Alibaba Cloud | 400000 | $18.53 | 85.9 |
| 9 | GPT-5.1 | OpenAI | 2000000 | $19.01 | 86.0 |
| 10 | GPT-5.1 Turbo | OpenAI | 2000000 | $19.19 | 86.1 |
What this score means
On TruthfulQA, DeepSeek-R1 Base sits at #126 of 600. The leader, GPT-5.1 Max, scores 91.1, so the gap to the top is 8.9 points. The median model in this index scores 76.3, which puts DeepSeek-R1 Base above the midpoint.
DeepSeek models average 74.8 on this benchmark. DeepSeek-R1 Base is 7.4 points above that provider line, so it is a stronger result than the average DeepSeek model.
Among multimodal models, the average is 80.1. DeepSeek-R1 Base is 2.1 points above that group. This is the more useful comparison if you are shortlisting within the same tier rather than across the whole index.
Read a 82.2 as a relative signal, not an absolute guarantee. Benchmark scores depend on prompt format, evaluation harness and contamination controls. Use this page to narrow the shortlist, then test the model on your own data.
Price context
At $5.05 per million input tokens, DeepSeek-R1 Base is above the median input price of $4.00 across the 600 models scored on TruthfulQA. The models immediately around it in the ranking are shown below so you can compare score and price together.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubao 1.5 Pro Reasoning | ByteDance | 128000 | $14.56 | 81.6 |
| GPT-5.2 Mini | OpenAI | 200000 | $13.34 | 80.4 |
| Magistral Chat | Mistral AI | 128000 | $4.33 | 76.8 |
| Command A Max | Cohere | 400000 | $14.28 | 79.9 |
| DeepSeek-R1 Base | DeepSeek | 400000 | $5.05 | 80.1 |
| DeepSeek-R1 Instruct | DeepSeek | 1000000 | $5.90 | 83.1 |
| Llama 4 Scout | Meta AI | 200000 | $4.90 | 79.3 |
Other benchmarks for DeepSeek-R1 Base
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Percentile | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 81.0 | 147 | 76th | |
| GPQA Diamond | 76.2 | 114 | 81th | |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.2 | 91 | 85th | |
| HumanEval | 83.4 | 149 | 75th | |
| MATH-500 | 84.9 | 109 | 82th | |
| AIME 2025 | 73.8 | 189 | 69th | |
| LiveCodeBench | 76.0 | 82 | 86th | |
| IFEval | 88.2 | 97 | 84th | |
| HellaSwag | 90.0 | 85 | 86th | |
| MMMU | 74.2 | 178 | 70th | |
| Arena Elo | 1442.9 | 94 | 84th |
FAQ
What score does DeepSeek-R1 Base get on TruthfulQA?
DeepSeek-R1 Base scores 82.2 on TruthfulQA in this index. The benchmark average is 73.6 and the top score is 91.1.
How does DeepSeek-R1 Base rank on TruthfulQA?
It ranks #126 of 600 models, in the 79th percentile. The leader is GPT-5.1 Max at 91.1.
Is DeepSeek-R1 Base good at TruthfulQA?
Yes, relative to the index: it is above the median and inside the top half of scores. The result should be read alongside its price and context window.
How is the TruthfulQA score calculated?
TruthfulQA is a safety benchmark. Scores in this index are modelled estimates on a 0–100 scale (or Elo for Arena), derived from capability tier and benchmark difficulty. They are not official leaderboard results.
What does DeepSeek-R1 Base cost?
DeepSeek-R1 Base costs $5.05 per million input tokens and $26.24 per million output tokens.