DeepSeek-R1 0528 vs DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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DeepSeek-R1 0528 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five 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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30DeepSeek-R1 05283 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20DeepSeek-R1 05282 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20DeepSeek-R1 05282 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10DeepSeek-R1 05281 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10DeepSeek-R1 05281 of 1 test
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
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-R1 0528 pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+40.7points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+20.1points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+19.9points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-R1 0528
- SciCodeDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 19.940.320.4+19.9
- Terminal-Bench HardDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 14.415.91.5+14.4
ReasoningDeepSeek-R1 0528
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 20.181.361.2+20.1
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 9.915.85.9+9.9
- CritPtDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 1.41.40+1.4
FactsDeepSeek-R1 0528
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 18.330.512.2+18.3
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 316.613.6+3
Following instructionsDeepSeek-R1 0528
- IFBenchDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 19.739.619.9+19.7
Other results8 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.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 36.536.50+36.5
- AA-OmniscienceDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 36.2-27.4-63.6+36.2
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 16.2247.8+16.2
- HMMT Feb. 2025DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 15.276.761.5+15.2
- LiveCodeBenchDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 12.873.360.5+12.8
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 11.287.576.3+11.2
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1 0528 by 5.491.486+5.4
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-R1 0528 by 513.18.1+5
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 0528 or DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B?
DeepSeek-R1 0528 wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B wins none.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-R1 0528. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 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.