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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview

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

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateOct 15 2025Nov 20 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%
Science
GPQA Diamond
73%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 329 days before Claude Haiku 4.5

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

Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 329 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview 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-Lite Preview 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-Lite Preview released?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview was released by DeepSeek on Nov 20 2024.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview open source?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview 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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