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Claude 3 Sonnet vs DeepSeek V3-0324

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3-0324
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 4 2024Mar 24 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 385 days before DeepSeek V3-0324

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or DeepSeek V3-0324?

Claude 3 Sonnet and DeepSeek V3-0324 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 385 days before DeepSeek V3-0324, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary, while DeepSeek V3-0324 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Sonnet and DeepSeek V3-0324 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 V3-0324 was released by DeepSeek on Mar 24 2025.

Claude 3 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek V3-0324 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.

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