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Claude Opus 4 vs DeepSeek V2

Anthropic Claude Opus 4 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek V2 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMay 22 2025May 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
72.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
79.6%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V2 shipped 386 days before Claude Opus 4

Which is better: Claude Opus 4 or DeepSeek V2?

Claude Opus 4 and DeepSeek V2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V2 shipped 386 days before Claude Opus 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4 and DeepSeek V2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4 released?
Claude Opus 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 2025.
When was DeepSeek V2 released?
DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on May 2024.
Is Claude Opus 4 or DeepSeek V2 open source?
DeepSeek V2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Opus 4 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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