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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp

3 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateSep 29 2025Sep 29 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
83.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.2%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapReleased on the same day

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V3.2 Exp?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads DeepSeek V3.2 Exp on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Both models were released on the same day — Sep 29 2025.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Sonnet 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4.5 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Sep 29 2025.
When was DeepSeek V3.2 Exp released?
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp was released by DeepSeek on Sep 29 2025.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V3.2 Exp open source?
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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