DeepSeek-R1 vs Qwen3.5 397B

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

Quick Verdict

Qwen3.5 397B wins overall with a score of 65 vs 35 (30 point difference).Qwen3.5 397B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Qwen3.5 397B

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Qwen3.5 397B

80.8

44
MMLU
83
43
GPQA
82
41
SuperGPQA
80
39
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

Qwen3.5 397B

DeepSeek-R1

36

Qwen3.5 397B

75

36
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

Qwen3.5 397B

DeepSeek-R1

43

Qwen3.5 397B

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

Qwen3.5 397B

DeepSeek-R1

41

Qwen3.5 397B

79

42
SimpleQA
80
40
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B scores higher overall with 65 vs 35, a difference of 30 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B leads in coding with an average score of 75 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3.5 397B?

Qwen3.5 397B leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 41.