Claude 4 Sonnet vs DeepSeek-R1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 4 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 59 vs 35 (24 point difference).Claude 4 Sonnet wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

73
MMLU
44
73
GPQA
43
71
SuperGPQA
41
69
OpenBookQA
39

Coding

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

DeepSeek-R1

36

65
HumanEval
36

Mathematics

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

DeepSeek-R1

43

73
AIME 2023
44
75
AIME 2024
46
74
AIME 2025
45
69
HMMT Feb 2023
40
71
HMMT Feb 2024
42
70
HMMT Feb 2025
41
72
BRUMO 2025
43

Reasoning

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

DeepSeek-R1

41

71
SimpleQA
42
69
MuSR
40

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4 Sonnet scores higher overall with 59 vs 35, a difference of 24 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 71.5 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 36.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 70 vs 41.