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Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek-LLM

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek-LLM — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-LLM
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateNov 24 2025Nov 29 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-LLM shipped 726 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek-LLM?

Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek-LLM don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-LLM shipped 726 days before Claude Opus 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek-LLM don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.5 released?
Claude Opus 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Nov 24 2025.
When was DeepSeek-LLM released?
DeepSeek-LLM was released by DeepSeek on Nov 29 2023.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek-LLM open source?
DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Opus 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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