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Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek-R1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.6 wins overall with a score of 86 vs 35 (51 point difference).Claude Opus 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude Opus 4.6

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context1M
Score86

DeepSeek-R1

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score35

Knowledge

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

96

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

99
MMLU
44
97
GPQA
43
95
SuperGPQA
41
93
OpenBookQA
39

Coding

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

91

DeepSeek-R1

36

91
HumanEval
36

Mathematics

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

97.1

DeepSeek-R1

43

99
AIME 2023
44
99
AIME 2024
46
98
AIME 2025
45
95
HMMT Feb 2023
40
97
HMMT Feb 2024
42
96
HMMT Feb 2025
41
96
BRUMO 2025
43

Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

94

DeepSeek-R1

41

95
SimpleQA
42
93
MuSR
40

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude Opus 4.6 scores higher overall with 86 vs 35, a difference of 51 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 91 vs 36.

Which is better for math, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek-R1?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 41.

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