Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus vs Falcon-180B
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 6 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
Technology Innovation InstituteSummary
- They share 6 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher in 4 categories and Falcon-180B in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads 61.0 to 29.1.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Technology Innovation Institute |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-09-22 | 2023-09-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 164K | — |
| Max output | 147K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.27 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1 | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 42.0 (#113), Falcon-180B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 40.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1426 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 745.17 | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 26.4 (#133), Falcon-180B: 19.1 (#269)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1007 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| DTBench | 81.3% | — |
| LMCA | 28.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 112.13 |
| HellaSwag | — | 89% |
| LAMBADA | — | 79.8% |
| PIQA | — | 84.9% |
| WinoGrande | — | 87.1% |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 38.5 (#137), Falcon-180B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1402 | — |
| GSM8K | — | 54.4% |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: —, Falcon-180B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 67.8% |
| BoolQ | — | 89% |
| MMLU | — | 70.6% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 64.2% |
Multilingual DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 52.1 (#92), Falcon-180B: 25.2 (#286)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1407 | 1000 |
| LMArena Russian | 1436 | — |
Instruction Following DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 74.0 (#106), Falcon-180B: 53.4 (#286)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1047 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 43.4 (#97), Falcon-180B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1421 | — |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 61.0 (#92), Falcon-180B: 29.1 (#295)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Falcon-180B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1054 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | 1089 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | 1013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus better than Falcon-180B?
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus and Falcon-180B share?
6 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus has 16 scored results on Noometry and Falcon-180B has 16.