DeepSeek LLM 2.0 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 63 (2 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

79
MMLU
82
78
GPQA
82
76
SuperGPQA
80
74
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

73

o4-mini (high)

74

73
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

79

o4-mini (high)

82

80
AIME 2023
83
82
AIME 2024
85
81
AIME 2025
84
76
HMMT Feb 2023
79
78
HMMT Feb 2024
81
77
HMMT Feb 2025
80
79
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

76

o4-mini (high)

79

77
SimpleQA
80
75
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 63, a difference of 2 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 76.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 73.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 79.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek LLM 2.0 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 76.