DeepSeek LLM 2.0 vs DeepSeek V3.1

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 wins overall with a score of 63 vs 24 (39 point difference).DeepSeek LLM 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76.8

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

79
MMLU
33
78
GPQA
32
76
SuperGPQA
30
74
OpenBookQA
28

Coding

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

73

DeepSeek V3.1

25

73
HumanEval
25

Mathematics

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

79

DeepSeek V3.1

32

80
AIME 2023
33
82
AIME 2024
35
81
AIME 2025
34
76
HMMT Feb 2023
29
78
HMMT Feb 2024
31
77
HMMT Feb 2025
30
79
BRUMO 2025
32

Reasoning

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76

DeepSeek V3.1

30

77
SimpleQA
31
75
MuSR
29

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 scores higher overall with 63 vs 24, a difference of 39 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 76.8 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 73 vs 25.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek LLM 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 30.