DeepSeekMath V2 vs Llama 3.1 405B

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeekMath V2 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 58 (6 point difference).DeepSeekMath V2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

77.8

Llama 3.1 405B

68.5

80
MMLU
70
79
GPQA
70
77
SuperGPQA
68
75
OpenBookQA
66

Coding

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

72

Llama 3.1 405B

62

72
HumanEval
62

Mathematics

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

79

Llama 3.1 405B

69

80
AIME 2023
70
82
AIME 2024
72
81
AIME 2025
71
76
HMMT Feb 2023
66
78
HMMT Feb 2024
68
77
HMMT Feb 2025
67
79
BRUMO 2025
69

Reasoning

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

76

Llama 3.1 405B

67

77
SimpleQA
68
75
MuSR
66

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeekMath V2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeekMath V2 scores higher overall with 64 vs 58, a difference of 6 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeekMath V2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 68.5.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeekMath V2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in coding with an average score of 72 vs 62.

Which is better for math, DeepSeekMath V2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 69.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeekMath V2 or Llama 3.1 405B?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 67.