GPT-5.2 Pro vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

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

GPT-5.2 Pro is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 90 to 41. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.2 Pro's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 84.8 against 19.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 83 to 14.

GPT-5.2 Pro gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning).

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Agentic

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

85.9

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

44.2

88
Terminal-Bench 2.0
42
88
BrowseComp
48
82
OSWorld-Verified
44

Coding

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

84.8

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

19.9

93
HumanEval
26
83
SWE-bench Verified
14
81
LiveCodeBench
16
89
SWE-bench Pro
25

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

96

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

41.5

96
MMMU-Pro
37
96
OfficeQA Pro
47

Reasoning

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95.2

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

45.8

97
SimpleQA
32
95
MuSR
30
98
BBH
64
93
LongBench v2
57
95
MRCRv2
56

Knowledge

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

81.5

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

32.8

99
MMLU
34
99
GPQA
33
97
SuperGPQA
31
95
OpenBookQA
29
90
MMLU-Pro
53
44
HLE
10
93
FrontierScience
37

Instruction Following

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

70

95
IFEval
70

Multilingual

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

93.4

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

62.1

96
MGSM
64
92
MMLU-ProX
61

Mathematics

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

98.2

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

46.1

99
AIME 2023
34
99
AIME 2024
36
99
AIME 2025
35
96
HMMT Feb 2023
30
98
HMMT Feb 2024
32
97
HMMT Feb 2025
31
97
BRUMO 2025
33
99
MATH-500
62

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro is ahead overall, 90 to 41. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 83 and 14.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 32.8. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 84.8 versus 19.9. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 98.2 versus 46.1. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 95.2 versus 45.8. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.9 versus 44.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 41.5. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 70. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.4 versus 62.1. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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