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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro

2 vs 1 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateSep 29 2025Apr 24 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
83.4%
90.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.2%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 207 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

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

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads DeepSeek-V4-Pro on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 207 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 Sonnet 4.5 is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores 90.1%, 6.7 points above Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 83.4%.

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-V4-Pro released?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 4.5 83.4% vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro 90.1%.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro 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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