DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Mistral Large 2

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 57 (12 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

84

Mistral Large 2

66.5

87
MMLU
68
85
GPQA
68
83
SuperGPQA
66
81
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

79

Mistral Large 2

60

79
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

86

Mistral Large 2

67

87
AIME 2023
68
89
AIME 2024
70
88
AIME 2025
69
83
HMMT Feb 2023
64
85
HMMT Feb 2024
66
84
HMMT Feb 2025
65
86
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

82

Mistral Large 2

65

83
SimpleQA
66
81
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) scores higher overall with 69 vs 57, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84 vs 66.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 60.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in math with an average score of 86 vs 67.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) or Mistral Large 2?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 65.