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Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 4 2024Sep 22 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
33.3%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Haiku shipped 567 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?

Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Haiku shipped 567 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Haiku is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Haiku released?
Claude 3 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus released?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.
Is Claude 3 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus open source?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude 3 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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