DeepSeek-R1 vs Llama 4 Maverick

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

Quick Verdict

Llama 4 Maverick wins overall with a score of 37 vs 35 (2 point difference).Llama 4 Maverick wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

44
MMLU
46
43
GPQA
45
41
SuperGPQA
43
39
OpenBookQA
41

Coding

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek-R1

36

Llama 4 Maverick

38

36
HumanEval
38

Mathematics

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek-R1

43

Llama 4 Maverick

45

44
AIME 2023
46
46
AIME 2024
48
45
AIME 2025
47
40
HMMT Feb 2023
42
42
HMMT Feb 2024
44
41
HMMT Feb 2025
43
43
BRUMO 2025
45

Reasoning

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek-R1

41

Llama 4 Maverick

43

42
SimpleQA
44
40
MuSR
42

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick scores higher overall with 37 vs 35, a difference of 2 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 43.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in coding with an average score of 38 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in math with an average score of 45 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in reasoning with an average score of 43 vs 41.