# DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5-Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Qwen2.5-Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-1-reasoning-vs-qwen2-5-max
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Qwen2.5-Max share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | Unknown |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 39.06 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 3 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 74.8% | 38.7% | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 64.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 40.6 (Supported · #114/181)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 80.1% | 60.1% | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.8% | 76.1% | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) |
| HLE | 15.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 48.4 (#85/128)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 93.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Qwen2.5-Max?

Not yet. The models share only 3 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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## Explore More

- [DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) profile](/models/deepseek-v3-1-reasoning)
- [Qwen2.5-Max profile](/models/qwen2-5-max)
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