DeepSeek V3.2 vs Llama 3.1 405B

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 wins overall with a score of 66 vs 58 (8 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

Llama 3.1 405B

68.5

84
MMLU
70
83
GPQA
70
81
SuperGPQA
68
79
OpenBookQA
66

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

76

Llama 3.1 405B

62

76
HumanEval
62

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

83

Llama 3.1 405B

69

84
AIME 2023
70
86
AIME 2024
72
85
AIME 2025
71
80
HMMT Feb 2023
66
82
HMMT Feb 2024
68
81
HMMT Feb 2025
67
83
BRUMO 2025
69

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

80

Llama 3.1 405B

67

81
SimpleQA
68
79
MuSR
66

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher overall with 66 vs 58, a difference of 8 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 68.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 62.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 69.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 67.