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Claude 3.5 Haiku vs DeepSeek R1-0528

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateOct 22 2024May 28 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
50%Best
8%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
40.6%
Science
GPQA Diamond
41.6%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Haiku shipped 218 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Haiku or DeepSeek R1-0528?

Claude 3.5 Haiku leads DeepSeek R1-0528 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). Claude 3.5 Haiku shipped 218 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3.5 Haiku is proprietary, while DeepSeek R1-0528 is open weight.

On BullshitBench v2, Claude 3.5 Haiku leads at 50% vs DeepSeek R1-0528 at 8%.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.

DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.

Claude 3.5 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.

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