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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek V3 Base

Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Base — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Base
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateOct 15 2025Dec 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%
Science
GPQA Diamond
73%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V3 Base shipped 318 days before Claude Haiku 4.5

Which is better: Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek V3 Base?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek V3 Base don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3 Base shipped 318 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3 Base is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Haiku 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek V3 Base 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 V3 Base released?
DeepSeek V3 Base was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek V3 Base open source?
DeepSeek V3 Base 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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