DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Mistral 8x7B

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 52 (12 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

80
MMLU
65
79
GPQA
64
77
SuperGPQA
62
75
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Mistral 8x7B

55

82
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Mistral 8x7B

64

81
AIME 2023
65
83
AIME 2024
67
82
AIME 2025
66
77
HMMT Feb 2023
61
79
HMMT Feb 2024
63
78
HMMT Feb 2025
62
80
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Mistral 8x7B

62

78
SimpleQA
63
76
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral 8x7B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 52, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral 8x7B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 62.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral 8x7B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 55.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral 8x7B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral 8x7B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 62.