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Claude 3 Sonnet vs DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised)

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised)
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 4 2024Dec 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 272 days before DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised)

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised)?

Claude 3 Sonnet and DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 272 days before DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary, while DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised) is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Sonnet and DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

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

DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised) was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.

Claude 3 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek V2.5 (Revised) is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.

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