DeepSeek V3.2 vs Qwen2.5-72B

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 3 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

Qwen2.5-72B

80.8

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

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

76

Qwen2.5-72B

75

76
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

Tie

DeepSeek V3.2

83

Qwen2.5-72B

83

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

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

80

Qwen2.5-72B

79

81
SimpleQA
80
79
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or Qwen2.5-72B?

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 Qwen2.5-72B?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 80.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or Qwen2.5-72B?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 75.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 or Qwen2.5-72B?

DeepSeek V3.2 and Qwen2.5-72B are tied for math with average scores of 83.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 or Qwen2.5-72B?

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