Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs DeepSeekMath V2

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeekMath V2 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 29 (35 point difference).DeepSeekMath V2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

DeepSeekMath V2

77.8

38
MMLU
80
37
GPQA
79
35
SuperGPQA
77
33
OpenBookQA
75

Coding

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

DeepSeekMath V2

72

30
HumanEval
72

Mathematics

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

DeepSeekMath V2

79

38
AIME 2023
80
40
AIME 2024
82
39
AIME 2025
81
34
HMMT Feb 2023
76
36
HMMT Feb 2024
78
35
HMMT Feb 2025
77
37
BRUMO 2025
79

Reasoning

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

DeepSeekMath V2

76

36
SimpleQA
77
34
MuSR
75

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 scores higher overall with 64 vs 29, a difference of 35 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in coding with an average score of 72 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 35.