DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral 7B v0.3

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 21 (14 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Mistral 7B v0.3

27.8

44
MMLU
30
43
GPQA
29
41
SuperGPQA
27
39
OpenBookQA
25

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Mistral 7B v0.3

22

36
HumanEval
22

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Mistral 7B v0.3

29

44
AIME 2023
30
46
AIME 2024
32
45
AIME 2025
31
40
HMMT Feb 2023
26
42
HMMT Feb 2024
28
41
HMMT Feb 2025
27
43
BRUMO 2025
29

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Mistral 7B v0.3

27

42
SimpleQA
28
40
MuSR
26

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 21, a difference of 14 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 27.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 22.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 29.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 27.