DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral 8x7B

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral 8x7B wins overall with a score of 52 vs 35 (17 point difference).Mistral 8x7B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral 8x7B

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

44
MMLU
65
43
GPQA
64
41
SuperGPQA
62
39
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

Mistral 8x7B

DeepSeek-R1

36

Mistral 8x7B

55

36
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

Mistral 8x7B

DeepSeek-R1

43

Mistral 8x7B

64

44
AIME 2023
65
46
AIME 2024
67
45
AIME 2025
66
40
HMMT Feb 2023
61
42
HMMT Feb 2024
63
41
HMMT Feb 2025
62
43
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

Mistral 8x7B

DeepSeek-R1

41

Mistral 8x7B

62

42
SimpleQA
63
40
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B scores higher overall with 52 vs 35, a difference of 17 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 62.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in coding with an average score of 55 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in math with an average score of 64 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in reasoning with an average score of 62 vs 41.