Claude 4.1 Opus vs DeepSeek V3.1

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 24 (37 point difference).Claude 4.1 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

76
MMLU
33
76
GPQA
32
74
SuperGPQA
30
72
OpenBookQA
28

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

DeepSeek V3.1

25

68
HumanEval
25

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

DeepSeek V3.1

32

76
AIME 2023
33
78
AIME 2024
35
77
AIME 2025
34
72
HMMT Feb 2023
29
74
HMMT Feb 2024
31
73
HMMT Feb 2025
30
75
BRUMO 2025
32

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

DeepSeek V3.1

30

74
SimpleQA
31
72
MuSR
29

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 24, a difference of 37 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 25.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.1?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 30.