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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs OpenAI o1-mini

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs OpenAI o1-mini benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, OpenAI o1-mini delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,445 vs 1,360), while OpenAI o1-mini leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (56.4%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose OpenAI o1-mini if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Lite 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Lite 1.5 (4)OpenAI o1-mini (6)
Doubao Lite 1.5
4 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI o1-mini
6 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Context window
ByteDance
Leads 4 of 10 metrics
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
OpenAI
Leads 6 of 10 metrics
OpenAI o1-mini

OpenAI high-speed, cost-effective reasoning model optimized for STEM, math, and code generation.

Elo 1,445$4.4/1M out

Doubao Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Doubao Lite 1.5 vs OpenAI o1-mini. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Doubao Lite 1.5
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28Seed 2.1 Turbo$1.1
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderOpenAI o1-mini Wins

OpenAI o1-mini

Δ 85 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

180 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (4)vsOpenAI o1-mini (6)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 4W (40%)Overall: OpenAI o1-miniOpenAI o1-mini: 6W (60%)
← Doubao Lite 1.5OpenAI o1-mini →
🏆OpenAI o1-mini(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsOpenAI o1-mini
Preference Elo
1,360vs1,445+85
Coding Elo
1,320vs1,468+148
SWE-bench
46%vs56.4%+10.4%
LiveBench
54%vs62%+8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs76.8%+12.6%
Doubao Lite 1.5: 0WOpenAI o1-mini: 5W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsOpenAI o1-mini
Output speed
180 tok/svs85 tok/s+95 tok/s
Time to first token
110 msvs280 ms+170 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WOpenAI o1-mini: 0W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsOpenAI o1-mini
Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$4.4/1M+$4.3/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$1.1/1M+$1.06/1M
Context window
33kvs128k+95k
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WOpenAI o1-mini: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+85
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini1,445
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo+148
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini1,468
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+8%
Doubao Lite 1.554%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini62%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+10.4%
Doubao Lite 1.546%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini56.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+12.6%
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini76.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+170 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+95 tok/s
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini85 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$1.06/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini$1.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$4.3/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini$4.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+95k
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI o1-mini128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5OpenAI o1-miniAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,445
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+85
Coding Elo
1,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,468
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+148
LiveBench
54%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
62%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+8%
SWE-bench
46%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
56.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+10.4%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
76.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+12.6%
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+170 ms
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
85 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+95 tok/s
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$1.06/1M
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$4.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$4.3/1M
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+95k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 97% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
OpenAI o1-mini$104.50 / mo
In: $38.5Out: $66
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $101.60/month ($1,219/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    OpenAI o1-mini:Pick OpenAI o1-mini when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsOpenAI o1-mini

Higher SWE-bench (56.4%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower TTFT (110 ms).

Long-document RAGOpenAI o1-mini

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionOpenAI o1-mini

OpenAI o1-mini is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsOpenAI o1-miniHigher SWE-bench (56.4%).
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5Lower TTFT (110 ms).
Long-document RAGOpenAI o1-miniLarger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionOpenAI o1-miniOpenAI o1-mini is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
SWE-bench46%
Speed (tok/s)180 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.04/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
OpenAI

OpenAI o1-mini

Elo 1,445
SWE-bench56.4%
Speed (tok/s)85 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$1.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$4.4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or OpenAI o1-mini?
OpenAI o1-mini has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,445). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or OpenAI o1-mini?
OpenAI o1-mini leads SWE-bench at 56.4% vs 46%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $4.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or OpenAI o1-mini?
Doubao Lite 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (110 ms vs 280 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
OpenAI o1-mini accepts 128k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and OpenAI o1-mini Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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