DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Mistral 7B v0.3

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

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

Mistral 7B v0.3

27.8

87
MMLU
30
85
GPQA
29
83
SuperGPQA
27
81
OpenBookQA
25

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

Mistral 7B v0.3

22

79
HumanEval
22

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

Mistral 7B v0.3

29

87
AIME 2023
30
89
AIME 2024
32
88
AIME 2025
31
83
HMMT Feb 2023
26
85
HMMT Feb 2024
28
84
HMMT Feb 2025
27
86
BRUMO 2025
29

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

Mistral 7B v0.3

27

83
SimpleQA
28
81
MuSR
26

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral 7B v0.3?

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

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 27.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 22.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 29.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral 7B v0.3?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 27.