DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs DeepSeek-R1

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 35 (29 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

80
MMLU
44
79
GPQA
43
77
SuperGPQA
41
75
OpenBookQA
39

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

DeepSeek-R1

36

82
HumanEval
36

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

DeepSeek-R1

43

81
AIME 2023
44
83
AIME 2024
46
82
AIME 2025
45
77
HMMT Feb 2023
40
79
HMMT Feb 2024
42
78
HMMT Feb 2025
41
80
BRUMO 2025
43

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

DeepSeek-R1

41

78
SimpleQA
42
76
MuSR
40

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or DeepSeek-R1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 35, a difference of 29 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or DeepSeek-R1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or DeepSeek-R1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or DeepSeek-R1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or DeepSeek-R1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 41.