Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek V3.2

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 wins overall with a score of 66 vs 46 (20 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Haiku

54.5

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

56
MMLU
84
56
GPQA
83
54
SuperGPQA
81
52
OpenBookQA
79

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Haiku

48

DeepSeek V3.2

76

48
HumanEval
76

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Haiku

55

DeepSeek V3.2

83

56
AIME 2023
84
58
AIME 2024
86
57
AIME 2025
85
52
HMMT Feb 2023
80
54
HMMT Feb 2024
82
53
HMMT Feb 2025
81
55
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Haiku

53

DeepSeek V3.2

80

54
SimpleQA
81
52
MuSR
79

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher overall with 66 vs 46, a difference of 20 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 54.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 48.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 55.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 53.