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Claude Mythos 5.2 vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Claude Mythos 5.2 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 7.7.

Anthropic · DeepSeek · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Mythos 5.2 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 7.7, ranking #2 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Mythos 5.2

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.6 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Mythos 5.2
Anthropic
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.6
#2
7.7
#324
Reasoning
53.3
#8
8.1
#314
Coding
45.1
#5
1.9
#266
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$8.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$40.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Claude Mythos 5.2 · 4 for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

No common benchmarks found

Claude Mythos 5.2 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Mythos 5.2 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Mythos 5.2 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Mythos 5.2
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Nov 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Mythos 5.2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B does not.

Claude Mythos 5.2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Mythos 5.2 is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Proprietary

Closed source

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Mythos 5.2 was released on 2026-11-09, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B was released on 2025-01-20.

Claude Mythos 5.2 is 22 months newer than DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Nov 9, 2026

0 days ago

1.8yr newer
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

Jan 20, 2025

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Mythos 5.2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Mythos 5.2's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B's cutoff date.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Jun 2026

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Mythos 5.2 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Mythos 5.2
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Mythos 5.2 vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B.

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5.2 or DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B?

Claude Mythos 5.2 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 7.7. Claude Mythos 5.2 is made by Anthropic and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is made by DeepSeek. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Mythos 5.2 compare to DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B in benchmarks?

Claude Mythos 5.2 scores De novo protein binder design: 85.1%, Biomedical image analysis: 80.7%, Protocols Troubleshooting: 77.1%, Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1: 75.3%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 70.5%. DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B scores MATH-500: 92.8%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, GPQA: 49.1%, LiveCodeBench: 37.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Mythos 5.2 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B?

Claude Mythos 5.2 supports 1.0M tokens and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Mythos 5.2 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.6 vs 7.7), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Mythos 5.2 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B?

Claude Mythos 5.2 is developed by Anthropic and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B is developed by DeepSeek.

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