DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 16 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-V3 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+32.4points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+27.2points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.8points ahead
Where DBRX Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 16 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningDeepSeek-V3
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-V3 by 32.433.165.5+32.4
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-V3 by 1.82.94.7+1.8
Other results13 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- MATHDeepSeek-V3 by 54.435.890.2+54.4
- simple_safety_testsDeepSeek-V3 by 41.853.595.3+41.8
- NarrativeQADeepSeek-V3 by 30.848.879.6+30.8
- GSM8KDeepSeek-V3 by 26.967.194+26.9
- MMLUDeepSeek-V3 by 24.264.388.5+24.2
- HarmBenchDeepSeek-V3 by 22.627.149.7+22.6
- anthropic_red_teamDeepSeek-V3 by 20.576.697.1+20.5
- XSTestDeepSeek-V3 by 19.777.497.1+19.7
- naturalquestions_closedbookDeepSeek-V3 by 18.328.446.7+18.3
- bbqDeepSeek-V3 by 17.579.296.7+17.5
- AIR-Bench 2024DeepSeek-V3 by 15.425.440.8+15.4
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-V3 by 4.45.39.7+4.4
- OpenBookQADeepSeek-V3 by 4.49195.4+4.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, DBRX Instruct or DeepSeek-V3?
DeepSeek-V3 wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. DBRX Instruct wins none.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 16 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 13 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.