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Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek R1-0528

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek R1-0528 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateNov 24 2025May 28 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 180 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek R1-0528?

Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek R1-0528 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 180 days before Claude Opus 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek R1-0528 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 R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek R1-0528 open source?
DeepSeek R1-0528 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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