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Claude 3 Opus vs DeepSeek-R1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 3 Opus wins overall with a score of 51 vs 35 (16 point difference).Claude 3 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 3 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score51

DeepSeek-R1

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score35

Knowledge

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

61
MMLU
44
61
GPQA
43
59
SuperGPQA
41
57
OpenBookQA
39

Coding

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

53

DeepSeek-R1

36

53
HumanEval
36

Mathematics

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

60

DeepSeek-R1

43

61
AIME 2023
44
63
AIME 2024
46
62
AIME 2025
45
57
HMMT Feb 2023
40
59
HMMT Feb 2024
42
58
HMMT Feb 2025
41
60
BRUMO 2025
43

Reasoning

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

58

DeepSeek-R1

41

59
SimpleQA
42
57
MuSR
40

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 3 Opus scores higher overall with 51 vs 35, a difference of 16 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 59.5 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 53 vs 36.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in math with an average score of 60 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 58 vs 41.

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