Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeekMath V2

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.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

DeepSeekMath V2

77.8

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

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

DeepSeekMath V2

72

93
HumanEval
72

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

DeepSeekMath V2

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

DeepSeekMath V2

76

95
SimpleQA
77
93
MuSR
75

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeekMath V2?

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 DeepSeekMath V2?

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 DeepSeekMath V2?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 72.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeekMath V2?

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 DeepSeekMath V2?

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