DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek V3.1

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 24 (11 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

44
MMLU
33
43
GPQA
32
41
SuperGPQA
30
39
OpenBookQA
28

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

DeepSeek V3.1

25

36
HumanEval
25

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

DeepSeek V3.1

32

44
AIME 2023
33
46
AIME 2024
35
45
AIME 2025
34
40
HMMT Feb 2023
29
42
HMMT Feb 2024
31
41
HMMT Feb 2025
30
43
BRUMO 2025
32

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

DeepSeek V3.1

30

42
SimpleQA
31
40
MuSR
29

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 24, a difference of 11 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 25.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 30.