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Claude Opus 4.1 vs DeepSeek V3-0324

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3-0324
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateAug 5 2025Mar 24 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
43%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V3-0324 shipped 134 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or DeepSeek V3-0324?

Claude Opus 4.1 and DeepSeek V3-0324 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3-0324 shipped 134 days before Claude Opus 4.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude Opus 4.1 is proprietary, while DeepSeek V3-0324 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.1 and DeepSeek V3-0324 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.

DeepSeek V3-0324 was released by DeepSeek on Mar 24 2025.

Claude Opus 4.1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek V3-0324 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.

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