Claude 4.1 Opus vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

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 25 (36 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 (Reasoning)

31.8

76
MMLU
34
76
GPQA
33
74
SuperGPQA
31
72
OpenBookQA
29

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

26

68
HumanEval
26

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

33

76
AIME 2023
34
78
AIME 2024
36
77
AIME 2025
35
72
HMMT Feb 2023
30
74
HMMT Feb 2024
32
73
HMMT Feb 2025
31
75
BRUMO 2025
33

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31

74
SimpleQA
32
72
MuSR
30

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 25, a difference of 36 points across all benchmarks.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 31.8.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 26.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 33.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 31.