Claude 4 Sonnet vs DeepSeek Coder 2.0

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 59 (5 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

73
MMLU
80
73
GPQA
79
71
SuperGPQA
77
69
OpenBookQA
75

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

65
HumanEval
82

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

73
AIME 2023
81
75
AIME 2024
83
74
AIME 2025
82
69
HMMT Feb 2023
77
71
HMMT Feb 2024
79
70
HMMT Feb 2025
78
72
BRUMO 2025
80

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

71
SimpleQA
78
69
MuSR
76

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 59, a difference of 5 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 71.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 70.