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Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek R1-0528

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek R1-0528 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateFeb 5 2026May 28 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 253 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek R1-0528?

Claude Opus 4.6 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 253 days before Claude Opus 4.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.6 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek R1-0528 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.6 released?
Claude Opus 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 5 2026.
When was DeepSeek R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
Is Claude Opus 4.6 or DeepSeek R1-0528 open source?
DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Opus 4.6 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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