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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek LLM 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 63 (17 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context1M
Score80

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

CreatorDeepSeek
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score63

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76.8

99
MMLU
79
97
GPQA
78
95
SuperGPQA
76
93
OpenBookQA
74

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

73

93
HumanEval
73

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

79

99
AIME 2023
80
99
AIME 2024
82
98
AIME 2025
81
95
HMMT Feb 2023
76
97
HMMT Feb 2024
78
96
HMMT Feb 2025
77
96
BRUMO 2025
79

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76

95
SimpleQA
77
93
MuSR
75

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 63, a difference of 17 points across all benchmarks.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 76.8.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 73.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 79.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 76.

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