DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs GPT-5.1

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5.1 wins overall with a score of 76 vs 64 (12 point difference).GPT-5.1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5.1

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

GPT-5.1

94

80
MMLU
97
79
GPQA
95
77
SuperGPQA
93
75
OpenBookQA
91

Coding

GPT-5.1

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

GPT-5.1

89

82
HumanEval
89

Mathematics

GPT-5.1

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

GPT-5.1

97.1

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

Reasoning

GPT-5.1

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

GPT-5.1

92

78
SimpleQA
93
76
MuSR
91

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 scores higher overall with 76 vs 64, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 94 vs 77.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in coding with an average score of 89 vs 82.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 80.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 92 vs 77.