DeepSeek-R1 vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Moonshot v1 wins overall with a score of 44 vs 35 (9 point difference).Moonshot v1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

44
MMLU
53
43
GPQA
52
41
SuperGPQA
50
39
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Moonshot v1

45

36
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Moonshot v1

52

44
AIME 2023
53
46
AIME 2024
55
45
AIME 2025
54
40
HMMT Feb 2023
49
42
HMMT Feb 2024
51
41
HMMT Feb 2025
50
43
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Moonshot v1

50

42
SimpleQA
51
40
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 scores higher overall with 44 vs 35, a difference of 9 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 50.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in coding with an average score of 45 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in math with an average score of 52 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 50 vs 41.