DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Moonshot v1

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 44 (20 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

80
MMLU
53
79
GPQA
52
77
SuperGPQA
50
75
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Moonshot v1

45

82
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Moonshot v1

52

81
AIME 2023
53
83
AIME 2024
55
82
AIME 2025
54
77
HMMT Feb 2023
49
79
HMMT Feb 2024
51
78
HMMT Feb 2025
50
80
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Moonshot v1

50

78
SimpleQA
51
76
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 44, a difference of 20 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 45.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 50.