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Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

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 25 (61 point difference).Claude Opus 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude Opus 4.6

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context1M
Score86

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score25

Knowledge

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

96

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31.8

99
MMLU
34
97
GPQA
33
95
SuperGPQA
31
93
OpenBookQA
29

Coding

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

91

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

26

91
HumanEval
26

Mathematics

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

97.1

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

33

99
AIME 2023
34
99
AIME 2024
36
98
AIME 2025
35
95
HMMT Feb 2023
30
97
HMMT Feb 2024
32
96
HMMT Feb 2025
31
96
BRUMO 2025
33

Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

94

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31

95
SimpleQA
32
93
MuSR
30

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Claude Opus 4.6 scores higher overall with 86 vs 25, a difference of 61 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 31.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 91 vs 26.

Which is better for math, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 33.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 31.

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