GPT-5.2 Pro vs DeepSeek Coder 2.0

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

GPT-5.2 Pro is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 90 to 66. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.2 Pro's sharpest advantage is in multimodal & grounded, where it averages 96 against 58.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMMU-Pro, 96 to 50.

GPT-5.2 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $25.00 input / $150.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.27 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek Coder 2.0. That is roughly 136.4x on output cost alone. GPT-5.2 Pro is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek Coder 2.0 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5.2 Pro gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek Coder 2.0.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek Coder 2.0 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

85.9

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

67.5

88
Terminal-Bench 2.0
73
88
BrowseComp
62
82
OSWorld-Verified
65

Coding

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

84.8

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

52.8

93
HumanEval
82
83
SWE-bench Verified
51
81
LiveCodeBench
45
89
SWE-bench Pro
61

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

96

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

58.6

96
MMMU-Pro
50
96
OfficeQA Pro
69

Reasoning

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95.2

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

75.5

97
SimpleQA
78
95
MuSR
76
98
BBH
84
93
LongBench v2
73
95
MRCRv2
71

Knowledge

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

81.5

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

59.6

99
MMLU
80
99
GPQA
79
97
SuperGPQA
77
95
OpenBookQA
75
90
MMLU-Pro
73
44
HLE
14
93
FrontierScience
72

Instruction Following

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

86

95
IFEval
86

Multilingual

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

93.4

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

79.8

96
MGSM
83
92
MMLU-ProX
78

Mathematics

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

98.2

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80.5

99
AIME 2023
81
99
AIME 2024
83
99
AIME 2025
82
96
HMMT Feb 2023
77
98
HMMT Feb 2024
79
97
HMMT Feb 2025
78
97
BRUMO 2025
80
99
MATH-500
81

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro is ahead overall, 90 to 66. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMMU-Pro, where the scores are 96 and 50.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 59.6. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 84.8 versus 52.8. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 98.2 versus 80.5. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 95.2 versus 75.5. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.9 versus 67.5. Inside this category, BrowseComp is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 58.6. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 86. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek Coder 2.0?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.4 versus 79.8. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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