Claude 3 Opus 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 51 (15 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

61
MMLU
84
61
GPQA
83
59
SuperGPQA
81
57
OpenBookQA
79

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Opus

53

DeepSeek V3.2

76

53
HumanEval
76

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Opus

60

DeepSeek V3.2

83

61
AIME 2023
84
63
AIME 2024
86
62
AIME 2025
85
57
HMMT Feb 2023
80
59
HMMT Feb 2024
82
58
HMMT Feb 2025
81
60
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 3 Opus

58

DeepSeek V3.2

80

59
SimpleQA
81
57
MuSR
79

Frequently Asked Questions

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

DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher overall with 66 vs 51, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 59.5.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 53.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 60.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 58.