Claude 4.1 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 61 (8 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

76
MMLU
87
76
GPQA
85
74
SuperGPQA
83
72
OpenBookQA
81

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

68
HumanEval
79

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

76
AIME 2023
87
78
AIME 2024
89
77
AIME 2025
88
72
HMMT Feb 2023
83
74
HMMT Feb 2024
85
73
HMMT Feb 2025
84
75
BRUMO 2025
86

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

74
SimpleQA
83
72
MuSR
81

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) scores higher overall with 69 vs 61, a difference of 8 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 74.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 68.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 75.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 73.