DeepSeekMath V2 vs GPT-5 nano

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

DeepSeekMath V2 is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 71 to 31. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5 nano gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for DeepSeekMath V2.

Quick Verdict

Pick DeepSeekMath V2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5 nano only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you need the larger 400K context window.

Knowledge

GPT-5 nano

DeepSeekMath V2

67.2

GPT-5 nano

71.2

80
MMLU
-
79
GPQA
71.2
77
SuperGPQA
-
75
OpenBookQA
-
74
MMLU-Pro
-
18
HLE
-

Coding

DeepSeekMath V2
72
HumanEval
-
45
SWE-bench Verified
-
44
LiveCodeBench
-

Mathematics

GPT-5 nano

DeepSeekMath V2

80.4

GPT-5 nano

85.2

80
AIME 2023
-
82
AIME 2024
-
81
AIME 2025
85.2
76
HMMT Feb 2023
-
78
HMMT Feb 2024
-
77
HMMT Feb 2025
-
79
BRUMO 2025
-
90
MATH-500
-

Reasoning

DeepSeekMath V2
77
SimpleQA
-
75
MuSR
-
86
BBH
-

Instruction Following

DeepSeekMath V2
83
IFEval
-

Multilingual

DeepSeekMath V2
87
MGSM
-

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeekMath V2 or GPT-5 nano?

DeepSeekMath V2 is ahead overall, 71 to 31. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 79 and 71.2.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeekMath V2 or GPT-5 nano?

GPT-5 nano has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.2 versus 67.2. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, DeepSeekMath V2 or GPT-5 nano?

GPT-5 nano has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 85.2 versus 80.4. Inside this category, AIME 2025 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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