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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek Coder 2.0

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 64 (16 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context1M
Score80

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score64

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

99
MMLU
80
97
GPQA
79
95
SuperGPQA
77
93
OpenBookQA
75

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

93
HumanEval
82

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

99
AIME 2023
81
99
AIME 2024
83
98
AIME 2025
82
95
HMMT Feb 2023
77
97
HMMT Feb 2024
79
96
HMMT Feb 2025
78
96
BRUMO 2025
80

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

95
SimpleQA
78
93
MuSR
76

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 64, a difference of 16 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 77.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 82.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 80.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 77.

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