DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Mistral Large 3

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 61 (3 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 3

73.8

80
MMLU
76
79
GPQA
75
77
SuperGPQA
73
75
OpenBookQA
71

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Mistral Large 3

68

82
HumanEval
68

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Mistral Large 3

75

81
AIME 2023
76
83
AIME 2024
78
82
AIME 2025
77
77
HMMT Feb 2023
72
79
HMMT Feb 2024
74
78
HMMT Feb 2025
73
80
BRUMO 2025
75

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Mistral Large 3

72

78
SimpleQA
73
76
MuSR
71

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 3?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 61, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 3?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 73.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 3?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 68.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 3?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 75.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Mistral Large 3?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 72.