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Claude 3.5 Haiku vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateOct 22 2024Sep 22 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
40.6%
Science
GPQA Diamond
41.6%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Haiku shipped 335 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?

Claude 3.5 Haiku and DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Haiku shipped 335 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3.5 Haiku is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Haiku and DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Haiku released?
Claude 3.5 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.
When was DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus released?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.
Is Claude 3.5 Haiku or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus open source?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude 3.5 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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