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Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek R1-0528

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 4 2024May 28 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
10%Best
8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
33.3%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Haiku shipped 450 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek R1-0528?

Claude 3 Haiku leads DeepSeek R1-0528 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). Claude 3 Haiku shipped 450 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Haiku is proprietary, while DeepSeek R1-0528 is open weight.

On BullshitBench v2, Claude 3 Haiku leads at 10% vs DeepSeek R1-0528 at 8%.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.

DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.

Claude 3 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.

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