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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview

Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateJun 20 2024Nov 20 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
Science
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 153 days before DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 153 days before DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3.5 Sonnet is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet and DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
When was DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview released?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview was released by DeepSeek on Nov 20 2024.
Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet or DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview open source?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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