DeepSeek-R1 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 35 (30 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

44
MMLU
82
43
GPQA
82
41
SuperGPQA
80
39
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek-R1

36

o4-mini (high)

74

36
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek-R1

43

o4-mini (high)

82

44
AIME 2023
83
46
AIME 2024
85
45
AIME 2025
84
40
HMMT Feb 2023
79
42
HMMT Feb 2024
81
41
HMMT Feb 2025
80
43
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeek-R1

41

o4-mini (high)

79

42
SimpleQA
80
40
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 35, a difference of 30 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 41.