DeepSeek-R1 vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 31 (4 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37.8

44
MMLU
40
43
GPQA
39
41
SuperGPQA
37
39
OpenBookQA
35

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

32

36
HumanEval
32

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

39

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

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37

42
SimpleQA
38
40
MuSR
36

Frequently Asked Questions

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

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 31, a difference of 4 points across all benchmarks.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 37.8.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 32.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 39.

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

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 37.