DeepSeekMath V2 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 64 (1 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeekMath V2

77.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

80
MMLU
82
79
GPQA
82
77
SuperGPQA
80
75
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeekMath V2

72

o4-mini (high)

74

72
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeekMath V2

79

o4-mini (high)

82

80
AIME 2023
83
82
AIME 2024
85
81
AIME 2025
84
76
HMMT Feb 2023
79
78
HMMT Feb 2024
81
77
HMMT Feb 2025
80
79
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

DeepSeekMath V2

76

o4-mini (high)

79

77
SimpleQA
80
75
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeekMath V2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 64, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeekMath V2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 77.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeekMath V2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 72.

Which is better for math, DeepSeekMath V2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 79.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeekMath V2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 76.