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Claude 1 vs DeepSeek V3-0324

Anthropic Claude 1 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3-0324 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 1
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3-0324
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 14 2023Mar 24 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 1 shipped 741 days before DeepSeek V3-0324

Which is better: Claude 1 or DeepSeek V3-0324?

Claude 1 and DeepSeek V3-0324 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 1 shipped 741 days before DeepSeek V3-0324, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3-0324 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 1 is proprietary.

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 Claude 1 released?
Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.
When was DeepSeek V3-0324 released?
DeepSeek V3-0324 was released by DeepSeek on Mar 24 2025.
Is Claude 1 or DeepSeek V3-0324 open source?
DeepSeek V3-0324 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude 1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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