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Claude Opus 4.1 vs DeepSeek V3 Chat

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Chat — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Chat
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateAug 5 2025Dec 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V3 Chat shipped 247 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or DeepSeek V3 Chat?

Claude Opus 4.1 and DeepSeek V3 Chat don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3 Chat shipped 247 days before Claude Opus 4.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3 Chat is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.1 is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.1 released?
Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.
When was DeepSeek V3 Chat released?
DeepSeek V3 Chat was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
Is Claude Opus 4.1 or DeepSeek V3 Chat open source?
DeepSeek V3 Chat is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Opus 4.1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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