DeepSeek V3.1 vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Moonshot v1 wins overall with a score of 44 vs 24 (20 point difference).Moonshot v1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

33
MMLU
53
32
GPQA
52
30
SuperGPQA
50
28
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek V3.1

25

Moonshot v1

45

25
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek V3.1

32

Moonshot v1

52

33
AIME 2023
53
35
AIME 2024
55
34
AIME 2025
54
29
HMMT Feb 2023
49
31
HMMT Feb 2024
51
30
HMMT Feb 2025
50
32
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek V3.1

30

Moonshot v1

50

31
SimpleQA
51
29
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 scores higher overall with 44 vs 24, a difference of 20 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 50.8 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in coding with an average score of 45 vs 25.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in math with an average score of 52 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.1 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 50 vs 30.