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Claude Opus 4.1 vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateAug 5 2025Sep 22 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4.1 shipped 48 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?

Claude Opus 4.1 leads DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Opus 4.1 shipped 48 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.1 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

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 V3.1 Terminus released?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.
Is Claude Opus 4.1 or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus open source?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus 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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