DeepSeekMath-V2 is a large-scale open-source AI model designed specifically for advanced mathematical reasoning, theorem proving, and rigorous proof verification. It’s built by DeepSeek as a successor to their earlier math-specialist models. Unlike general-purpose LLMs that might generate plausible-looking math but sometimes hallucinate or mishandle rigorous logic, Math-V2 is engineered to not only generate solutions but also self-verify them, meaning it examines the derivations, checks logical consistency, and flags or corrects mistakes, producing proofs + verification rather than just a final answer. Under the hood, Math-V2 uses a massive Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture (activated parameter count reportedly in the hundreds of billions) derived from DeepSeek’s experimental base architecture. For math problems, it employs a generator-verifier loop: it first generates a candidate proof (or solution path), then runs a verifier that assesses correctness and completeness.
Features
- Generator-Verifier architecture: produces candidate solutions and then self-checks for logical correctness and consistency
- Support for high-level competition mathematics (Olympiad-style problems, advanced proofs, Putnam-level reasoning)
- Open-source weights under Apache 2.0, enabling free access, deployment, and modification
- Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) backbone for parameter efficiency — only a subset of experts activate per token to optimize compute
- Configurable inference with “scaled test-time compute” and optional iterative refinement for maximum proof reliability
- Provides structured output: full proofs with step-by-step reasoning plus verification metadata (e.g., flagged errors or confidence scores)