DeepSeek-R1 vs o3-pro

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

Quick Verdict

o3-pro wins overall with a score of 68 vs 35 (33 point difference).o3-pro wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o3-pro

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

o3-pro

87.3

44
MMLU
88
43
GPQA
89
41
SuperGPQA
87
39
OpenBookQA
85

Coding

o3-pro

DeepSeek-R1

36

o3-pro

80

36
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

o3-pro

DeepSeek-R1

43

o3-pro

89

44
AIME 2023
90
46
AIME 2024
92
45
AIME 2025
91
40
HMMT Feb 2023
86
42
HMMT Feb 2024
88
41
HMMT Feb 2025
87
43
BRUMO 2025
89

Reasoning

o3-pro

DeepSeek-R1

41

o3-pro

85

42
SimpleQA
86
40
MuSR
84

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or o3-pro?

o3-pro scores higher overall with 68 vs 35, a difference of 33 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or o3-pro?

o3-pro leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 87.3 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or o3-pro?

o3-pro leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or o3-pro?

o3-pro leads in math with an average score of 89 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or o3-pro?

o3-pro leads in reasoning with an average score of 85 vs 41.