DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral Large 3

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 3 wins overall with a score of 61 vs 35 (26 point difference).Mistral Large 3 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 3

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Mistral Large 3

73.8

44
MMLU
76
43
GPQA
75
41
SuperGPQA
73
39
OpenBookQA
71

Coding

Mistral Large 3

DeepSeek-R1

36

Mistral Large 3

68

36
HumanEval
68

Mathematics

Mistral Large 3

DeepSeek-R1

43

Mistral Large 3

75

44
AIME 2023
76
46
AIME 2024
78
45
AIME 2025
77
40
HMMT Feb 2023
72
42
HMMT Feb 2024
74
41
HMMT Feb 2025
73
43
BRUMO 2025
75

Reasoning

Mistral Large 3

DeepSeek-R1

41

Mistral Large 3

72

42
SimpleQA
73
40
MuSR
71

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 scores higher overall with 61 vs 35, a difference of 26 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 73.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in reasoning with an average score of 72 vs 41.