DeepSeek-R1 vs Qwen3 235B 2507

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 30 (5 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Qwen3 235B 2507

36.8

44
MMLU
39
43
GPQA
38
41
SuperGPQA
36
39
OpenBookQA
34

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Qwen3 235B 2507

31

36
HumanEval
31

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Qwen3 235B 2507

38

44
AIME 2023
39
46
AIME 2024
41
45
AIME 2025
40
40
HMMT Feb 2023
35
42
HMMT Feb 2024
37
41
HMMT Feb 2025
36
43
BRUMO 2025
38

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Qwen3 235B 2507

36

42
SimpleQA
37
40
MuSR
35

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3 235B 2507?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 30, a difference of 5 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3 235B 2507?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 36.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3 235B 2507?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 31.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3 235B 2507?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 38.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3 235B 2507?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 36.