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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek R1-0528

Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek R1-0528 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateOct 15 2025May 28 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%
Science
GPQA Diamond
73%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 140 days before Claude Haiku 4.5

Which is better: Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek R1-0528?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek R1-0528 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 140 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Haiku 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek R1-0528 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Haiku 4.5 released?
Claude Haiku 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Oct 15 2025.
When was DeepSeek R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek R1-0528 open source?
DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Haiku 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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