DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs GPT-4o

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins overall with a score of 69 vs 56 (13 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

GPT-4o

64.5

87
MMLU
66
85
GPQA
66
83
SuperGPQA
64
81
OpenBookQA
62

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

GPT-4o

58

79
HumanEval
58

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

GPT-4o

65

87
AIME 2023
66
89
AIME 2024
68
88
AIME 2025
67
83
HMMT Feb 2023
62
85
HMMT Feb 2024
64
84
HMMT Feb 2025
63
86
BRUMO 2025
65

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

GPT-4o

63

83
SimpleQA
64
81
MuSR
62

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or GPT-4o?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) scores higher overall with 69 vs 56, a difference of 13 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or GPT-4o?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 64.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or GPT-4o?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 58.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or GPT-4o?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 65.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or GPT-4o?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 63.