DeepSeek V3.2 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 wins overall with a score of 66 vs 65 (1 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

84
MMLU
82
83
GPQA
82
81
SuperGPQA
80
79
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

76

o4-mini (high)

74

76
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

83

o4-mini (high)

82

84
AIME 2023
83
86
AIME 2024
85
85
AIME 2025
84
80
HMMT Feb 2023
79
82
HMMT Feb 2024
81
81
HMMT Feb 2025
80
83
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

80

o4-mini (high)

79

81
SimpleQA
80
79
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4-mini (high)?

DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher overall with 66 vs 65, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4-mini (high)?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 80.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4-mini (high)?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 74.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4-mini (high)?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 82.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4-mini (high)?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 79.