DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-OSS 120B

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

DeepSeek V3 and GPT-OSS 120B finish on the same overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Quick Verdict

Treat this as a split decision. DeepSeek V3 makes more sense if mathematics is the priority; GPT-OSS 120B is the better fit if reasoning is the priority.

Agentic

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Coding

GPT-OSS 120B

DeepSeek V3

42

GPT-OSS 120B

43

42%
SWE-bench Verified
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HumanEval
43%

Multimodal & Grounded

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Reasoning

GPT-OSS 120B

DeepSeek V3

24.9

GPT-OSS 120B

47.9

24.9%
SimpleQA
49%
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MuSR
47%

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

69.6

GPT-OSS 120B

49

59.1%
GPQA
50%
88.5%
MMLU
51%
75.9%
MMLU-Pro
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SuperGPQA
48%
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OpenBookQA
46%

Instruction Following

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Multilingual

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Mathematics

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

90.2

GPT-OSS 120B

50

39.2%
AIME 2024
53%
90.2%
MATH-500
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AIME 2023
51%
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AIME 2025
52%
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HMMT Feb 2023
47%
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HMMT Feb 2024
49%
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HMMT Feb 2025
48%
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BRUMO 2025
50%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-OSS 120B?

DeepSeek V3 and GPT-OSS 120B are tied on overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-OSS 120B?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 69.6 versus 49. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-OSS 120B?

GPT-OSS 120B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 43 versus 42. DeepSeek V3 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-OSS 120B?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 90.2 versus 50. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-OSS 120B?

GPT-OSS 120B has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 47.9 versus 24.9. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

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