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Claude Sonnet 4 vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro

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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicDeepSeek
Release dateMay 22 2025Apr 24 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.4%
90.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
72.7%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4 shipped 337 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Claude Sonnet 4 shipped 337 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 is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores 90.1%, 14.7 points above Claude Sonnet 4 at 75.4%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4 released?
Claude Sonnet 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 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 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 4 75.4% vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro 90.1%.
Is Claude Sonnet 4 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Claude Sonnet 4 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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