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Claude 4.1 Opus vs DeepSeek-R1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 4.1 Opus wins overall with a score of 61 vs 35 (26 point difference).Claude 4.1 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 4.1 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score61

DeepSeek-R1

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score35

Knowledge

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

76
MMLU
44
76
GPQA
43
74
SuperGPQA
41
72
OpenBookQA
39

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

DeepSeek-R1

36

68
HumanEval
36

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

DeepSeek-R1

43

76
AIME 2023
44
78
AIME 2024
46
77
AIME 2025
45
72
HMMT Feb 2023
40
74
HMMT Feb 2024
42
73
HMMT Feb 2025
41
75
BRUMO 2025
43

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

DeepSeek-R1

41

74
SimpleQA
42
72
MuSR
40

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 35, a difference of 26 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 36.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 41.

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