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DeepSeek Coder vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

DeepSeek DeepSeek Coder vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek Coder
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekDeepSeek
Release dateNov 2 2023Sep 22 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek Coder shipped 690 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: DeepSeek Coder or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?

DeepSeek Coder and DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek Coder shipped 690 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek Coder released?
DeepSeek Coder was released by DeepSeek on Nov 2 2023.
When was DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus released?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.

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