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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) vs DeepSeek V2

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateOct 22 2024May 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
49%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V2 shipped 174 days before Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) or DeepSeek V2?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and DeepSeek V2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V2 shipped 174 days before Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is proprietary, while DeepSeek V2 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and DeepSeek V2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.

DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on May 2024.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek V2 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.

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