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Claude 3 Opus vs DeepSeek V3 Base

Anthropic Claude 3 Opus vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Base — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Base
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 4 2024Dec 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Opus shipped 272 days before DeepSeek V3 Base

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3 Base?

Claude 3 Opus and DeepSeek V3 Base don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Opus shipped 272 days before DeepSeek V3 Base, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3 Base is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Opus is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Opus released?
Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was DeepSeek V3 Base released?
DeepSeek V3 Base was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
Is Claude 3 Opus or DeepSeek V3 Base open source?
DeepSeek V3 Base is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude 3 Opus is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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