Claude 4 Sonnet vs DeepSeekMath V2

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeekMath V2 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 59 (5 point difference).DeepSeekMath V2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

DeepSeekMath V2

77.8

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

Coding

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

DeepSeekMath V2

72

65
HumanEval
72

Mathematics

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

DeepSeekMath V2

79

73
AIME 2023
80
75
AIME 2024
82
74
AIME 2025
81
69
HMMT Feb 2023
76
71
HMMT Feb 2024
78
70
HMMT Feb 2025
77
72
BRUMO 2025
79

Reasoning

DeepSeekMath V2

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

DeepSeekMath V2

76

71
SimpleQA
77
69
MuSR
75

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 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 DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 71.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in coding with an average score of 72 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or DeepSeekMath V2?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 70.