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Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro

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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateNov 24 2025Apr 24 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
87%
90.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4.5 shipped 151 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?

Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Claude Opus 4.5 shipped 151 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores 90.1%, 3.1 points above Claude Opus 4.5 at 87%.

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-V4-Pro released?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Opus 4.5 87% vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro 90.1%.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro 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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