DeepSeek V3 vs Moonshot v1

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

Moonshot v1 finishes one point ahead overall, 26 to 25. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.

Moonshot v1's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 49.9 against 24.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU, 88.5% to 53%. DeepSeek V3 does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Quick Verdict

Pick Moonshot v1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3 only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority.

Agentic

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Coding

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek V3

42

Moonshot v1

45

42%
SWE-bench Verified
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HumanEval
45%

Multimodal & Grounded

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Reasoning

Moonshot v1

DeepSeek V3

24.9

Moonshot v1

49.9

24.9%
SimpleQA
51%
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MuSR
49%

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

69.6

Moonshot v1

51

59.1%
GPQA
52%
88.5%
MMLU
53%
75.9%
MMLU-Pro
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SuperGPQA
50%
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OpenBookQA
48%

Instruction Following

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Multilingual

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Mathematics

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

90.2

Moonshot v1

52

39.2%
AIME 2024
55%
90.2%
MATH-500
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AIME 2023
53%
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AIME 2025
54%
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HMMT Feb 2023
49%
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HMMT Feb 2024
51%
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HMMT Feb 2025
50%
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BRUMO 2025
52%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 is ahead overall, 26 to 25. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU, where the scores are 88.5% and 53%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 69.6 versus 51. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 45 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 Moonshot v1?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 90.2 versus 52. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 49.9 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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