DeepSeek-R1 vs Grok 3 [Beta]

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 33 (2 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

44
MMLU
42
43
GPQA
41
41
SuperGPQA
39
39
OpenBookQA
37

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

36
HumanEval
34

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

44
AIME 2023
42
46
AIME 2024
44
45
AIME 2025
43
40
HMMT Feb 2023
38
42
HMMT Feb 2024
40
41
HMMT Feb 2025
39
43
BRUMO 2025
41

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

42
SimpleQA
40
40
MuSR
38

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 33, a difference of 2 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 39.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 34.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 41.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 39.