Claude 4 Sonnet vs DeepSeek V3.2

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 wins overall with a score of 66 vs 59 (7 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

73
MMLU
84
73
GPQA
83
71
SuperGPQA
81
69
OpenBookQA
79

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

DeepSeek V3.2

76

65
HumanEval
76

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

DeepSeek V3.2

83

73
AIME 2023
84
75
AIME 2024
86
74
AIME 2025
85
69
HMMT Feb 2023
80
71
HMMT Feb 2024
82
70
HMMT Feb 2025
81
72
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

DeepSeek V3.2

80

71
SimpleQA
81
69
MuSR
79

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher overall with 66 vs 59, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 71.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 70.