DeepSeek-V3 vs Gemma 3n E2B Instruct
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 20 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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20DeepSeek-V32 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20DeepSeek-V32 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking10DeepSeek-V31 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10DeepSeek-V31 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10DeepSeek-V31 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-V3 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+42.6points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+33.8points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+19points ahead
Where Gemma 3n E2B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 20 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-V3
- SciCodeDeepSeek-V3 by 33.8395.2+33.8
- Terminal-Bench HardDeepSeek-V3 by 14.415.20.8+14.4
ReasoningDeepSeek-V3
- GPQA DiamondDeepSeek-V3 by 42.665.522.9+42.6
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.74.2tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsDeepSeek-V3
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyDeepSeek-V3 by 18.725.46.8+18.7
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationDeepSeek-V3 by 7.514.16.6+7.5
Other results11 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-V3 by 47.147.10+47.1
- ARC-ChallengeDeepSeek-V3 by 43.695.351.7+43.6
- BBHDeepSeek-V3 by 43.287.544.3+43.2
- AA-OmniscienceDeepSeek-V3 by 39.5-40.7-80.2+39.5
- DROPDeepSeek-V3 by 37.791.653.9+37.7
- NaturalQuestionsDeepSeek-V3 by 24.54015.5+24.5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexDeepSeek-V3 by 20.8232.2+20.8
- WinoGrandeDeepSeek-V3 by 18.184.966.8+18.1
- HellaSwagDeepSeek-V3 by 16.788.972.2+16.7
- PIQADeepSeek-V3 by 5.884.778.9+5.8
- AA IntelligenceDeepSeek-V3 by 4.99.74.8+4.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-V3 or Gemma 3n E2B Instruct?
DeepSeek-V3 wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Gemma 3n E2B Instruct wins none.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Gemma 3n E2B Instruct wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 20 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 11 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.