DeepSeekMath V2 vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeekMath V2 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 44 (20 point difference).DeepSeekMath V2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

77.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

80
MMLU
53
79
GPQA
52
77
SuperGPQA
50
75
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

72

Moonshot v1

45

72
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

79

Moonshot v1

52

80
AIME 2023
53
82
AIME 2024
55
81
AIME 2025
54
76
HMMT Feb 2023
49
78
HMMT Feb 2024
51
77
HMMT Feb 2025
50
79
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

DeepSeekMath V2

DeepSeekMath V2

76

Moonshot v1

50

77
SimpleQA
51
75
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeekMath V2 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeekMath V2 scores higher overall with 64 vs 44, a difference of 20 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeekMath V2 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeekMath V2 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in coding with an average score of 72 vs 45.

Which is better for math, DeepSeekMath V2 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in math with an average score of 79 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeekMath V2 or Moonshot v1?

DeepSeekMath V2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 76 vs 50.