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Claude 3 Sonnet vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro

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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMar 4 2024Apr 24 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
90.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 781 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?

DeepSeek-V4-Pro leads Claude 3 Sonnet on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 781 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores 90.1%, 49.7 points above Claude 3 Sonnet at 40.4%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Sonnet released?
Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was DeepSeek-V4-Pro released?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude 3 Sonnet or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3 Sonnet 40.4% vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro 90.1%.
Is Claude 3 Sonnet or DeepSeek-V4-Pro open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude 3 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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