DeepSeek-R1 vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 32 (3 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Nova Pro

38.8

44
MMLU
41
43
GPQA
40
41
SuperGPQA
38
39
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Nova Pro

33

36
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Nova Pro

40

44
AIME 2023
41
46
AIME 2024
43
45
AIME 2025
42
40
HMMT Feb 2023
37
42
HMMT Feb 2024
39
41
HMMT Feb 2025
38
43
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Nova Pro

38

42
SimpleQA
39
40
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Nova Pro?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 32, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Nova Pro?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 38.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Nova Pro?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 33.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Nova Pro?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 40.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Nova Pro?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 38.