# DeepSeek-R1-0528 vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1-0528 and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-0528-vs-qwen3-235b-2507-reasoning
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Pick Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek-R1-0528 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) leads overall 62 to 60.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AIME 2025 in Mathematics, with scores of 87.5% and 92.3%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 73.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | 1930.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Redux | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 85% | 84.4% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| GPQA | 81% | 81.1% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| SimpleQA | 27.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 17.7% | 18.2% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 64.9% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 83.8 (#12/17)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 91.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 87.5% | 92.3% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek-R1-0528 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek-R1-0528 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek-R1](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-qwen3-235b-2507-reasoning)
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