DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs Llama 4 Maverick

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

Quick Verdict

Llama 4 Maverick wins overall with a score of 37 vs 25 (12 point difference).Llama 4 Maverick wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31.8

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

34
MMLU
46
33
GPQA
45
31
SuperGPQA
43
29
OpenBookQA
41

Coding

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

26

Llama 4 Maverick

38

26
HumanEval
38

Mathematics

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

33

Llama 4 Maverick

45

34
AIME 2023
46
36
AIME 2024
48
35
AIME 2025
47
30
HMMT Feb 2023
42
32
HMMT Feb 2024
44
31
HMMT Feb 2025
43
33
BRUMO 2025
45

Reasoning

Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

31

Llama 4 Maverick

43

32
SimpleQA
44
30
MuSR
42

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick scores higher overall with 37 vs 25, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 43.8 vs 31.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in coding with an average score of 38 vs 26.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in math with an average score of 45 vs 33.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in reasoning with an average score of 43 vs 31.