DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 25 (10 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31.8

44
MMLU
34
43
GPQA
33
41
SuperGPQA
31
39
OpenBookQA
29

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

26

36
HumanEval
26

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

33

44
AIME 2023
34
46
AIME 2024
36
45
AIME 2025
35
40
HMMT Feb 2023
30
42
HMMT Feb 2024
32
41
HMMT Feb 2025
31
43
BRUMO 2025
33

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31

42
SimpleQA
32
40
MuSR
30

Frequently Asked Questions

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

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 25, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 31.8.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 26.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 33.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 31.