# DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek V3.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek V3.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-deepseek-v3-1
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick DeepSeek-R1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3.1 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- DeepSeek-R1 leads overall 41.08 to 40.78.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 64.1 for DeepSeek-R1 and 58.1 for DeepSeek V3.1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 49.2% and 66%.
- DeepSeek V3.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek V3.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 41.08 | 40.78 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.55 / $2.19 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek V3.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 49.2% | 66% | DeepSeek V3.1 |
| LiveCodeBench | Coming soon | 56.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 64.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 58.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: DeepSeek-R1
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 41.5 (Supported · #112/184)
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 38.6 (Supported · #121/184)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek V3.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 90.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 71.5% | 74.9% | DeepSeek V3.1 |
| MMLU-Pro | 84% | 83.7% | DeepSeek-R1 |
| SimpleQA | 30.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 45.9 (#103/148)
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 43.5 (#111/148)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek V3.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek V3.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 79.8% | 66.3% | DeepSeek-R1 |
| MATH-500 | 97.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 49.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek-R1 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek V3.1?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 64.1 for DeepSeek-R1 and 58.1 for DeepSeek V3.1.

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

DeepSeek-R1 currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V3.1 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V3.1 currently has 6 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek-R1-0528](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-deepseek-r1-0528)
- [DeepSeek V3.1 vs DeepSeek-R1-0528](/compare/deepseek-r1-0528-vs-deepseek-v3-1)
- [DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-deepseek-v3-1-reasoning)
- [DeepSeek V3.1 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)](/compare/deepseek-v3-1-vs-deepseek-v3-1-reasoning)

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