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Claude 3 Opus vs DeepSeek V3.1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 3 Opus wins overall with a score of 51 vs 24 (27 point difference).Claude 3 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 3 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score51

DeepSeek V3.1

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score24

Knowledge

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

61
MMLU
33
61
GPQA
32
59
SuperGPQA
30
57
OpenBookQA
28

Coding

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

53

DeepSeek V3.1

25

53
HumanEval
25

Mathematics

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

60

DeepSeek V3.1

32

61
AIME 2023
33
63
AIME 2024
35
62
AIME 2025
34
57
HMMT Feb 2023
29
59
HMMT Feb 2024
31
58
HMMT Feb 2025
30
60
BRUMO 2025
32

Reasoning

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

58

DeepSeek V3.1

30

59
SimpleQA
31
57
MuSR
29

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 3 Opus scores higher overall with 51 vs 24, a difference of 27 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 59.5 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 53 vs 25.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in math with an average score of 60 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 58 vs 30.

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