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Claude 3 Opus vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins overall with a score of 69 vs 51 (18 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 3 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score51

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score69

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

61
MMLU
87
61
GPQA
85
59
SuperGPQA
83
57
OpenBookQA
81

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 3 Opus

53

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

53
HumanEval
79

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 3 Opus

60

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

61
AIME 2023
87
63
AIME 2024
89
62
AIME 2025
88
57
HMMT Feb 2023
83
59
HMMT Feb 2024
85
58
HMMT Feb 2025
84
60
BRUMO 2025
86

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 3 Opus

58

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

59
SimpleQA
83
57
MuSR
81

Frequently Asked Questions

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

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) scores higher overall with 69 vs 51, a difference of 18 points across all benchmarks.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 59.5.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 53.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 60.

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

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 58.

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