DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Llama 3 70B

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 48 (21 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

Llama 3 70B

56.5

87
MMLU
58
85
GPQA
58
83
SuperGPQA
56
81
OpenBookQA
54

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

Llama 3 70B

50

79
HumanEval
50

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

Llama 3 70B

57

87
AIME 2023
58
89
AIME 2024
60
88
AIME 2025
59
83
HMMT Feb 2023
54
85
HMMT Feb 2024
56
84
HMMT Feb 2025
55
86
BRUMO 2025
57

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

Llama 3 70B

55

83
SimpleQA
56
81
MuSR
54

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) scores higher overall with 69 vs 48, a difference of 21 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 56.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 50.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 57.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Llama 3 70B?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 55.