DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral 8x7B v0.2

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 20 (15 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26.8

44
MMLU
29
43
GPQA
28
41
SuperGPQA
26
39
OpenBookQA
24

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

21

36
HumanEval
21

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

28

44
AIME 2023
29
46
AIME 2024
31
45
AIME 2025
30
40
HMMT Feb 2023
25
42
HMMT Feb 2024
27
41
HMMT Feb 2025
26
43
BRUMO 2025
28

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26

42
SimpleQA
27
40
MuSR
25

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 20, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 26.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 21.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 28.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 26.