DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Mistral Large 2

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 57 (7 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

Mistral Large 2

66.5

80
MMLU
68
79
GPQA
68
77
SuperGPQA
66
75
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Mistral Large 2

60

82
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Mistral Large 2

67

81
AIME 2023
68
83
AIME 2024
70
82
AIME 2025
69
77
HMMT Feb 2023
64
79
HMMT Feb 2024
66
78
HMMT Feb 2025
65
80
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Mistral Large 2

65

78
SimpleQA
66
76
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 57, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 66.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 60.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 67.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 65.