DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral Large 2

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 2 wins overall with a score of 57 vs 35 (22 point difference).Mistral Large 2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 2

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Mistral Large 2

66.5

44
MMLU
68
43
GPQA
68
41
SuperGPQA
66
39
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

Mistral Large 2

DeepSeek-R1

36

Mistral Large 2

60

36
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

Mistral Large 2

DeepSeek-R1

43

Mistral Large 2

67

44
AIME 2023
68
46
AIME 2024
70
45
AIME 2025
69
40
HMMT Feb 2023
64
42
HMMT Feb 2024
66
41
HMMT Feb 2025
65
43
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

Mistral Large 2

DeepSeek-R1

41

Mistral Large 2

65

42
SimpleQA
66
40
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 scores higher overall with 57 vs 35, a difference of 22 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 66.5 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in coding with an average score of 60 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in math with an average score of 67 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 65 vs 41.