Claude 3 Opus vs DeepSeek LLM 2.0

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 wins overall with a score of 63 vs 51 (12 point difference).DeepSeek LLM 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76.8

61
MMLU
79
61
GPQA
78
59
SuperGPQA
76
57
OpenBookQA
74

Coding

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

Claude 3 Opus

53

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

73

53
HumanEval
73

Mathematics

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

Claude 3 Opus

60

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

79

61
AIME 2023
80
63
AIME 2024
82
62
AIME 2025
81
57
HMMT Feb 2023
76
59
HMMT Feb 2024
78
58
HMMT Feb 2025
77
60
BRUMO 2025
79

Reasoning

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

Claude 3 Opus

58

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76

59
SimpleQA
77
57
MuSR
75

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 scores higher overall with 63 vs 51, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 76.8 vs 59.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 73 vs 53.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 60.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 58.