DeepSeek-V3 vs Claude 3 Haiku Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek-V3 and Claude 3 Haiku across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, MMLU), while Claude 3 Haiku is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

DeepSeek-V3 costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V3 ($0.27/1M tokens) is 1.1x more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V3 ($1.10/1M tokens) is 1.1x cheaper than Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Haiku is more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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DeepSeek-V3

Input tokens$0.27

Output tokens$1.10

Best providerDeepSeek

Claude 3 Haiku

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.25

Best providerAnthropic

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek-V3's 131,072 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while DeepSeek-V3 is limited to 131,072 tokens.

DeepSeek-V3

Input131,072 tokens

Output131,072 tokens

Claude 3 Haiku

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3 does not.

Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V3

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Claude 3 Haiku

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V3 is licensed under MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed), while Claude 3 Haiku uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V3

MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed)

Open weights

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3 was released on 2024-12-25, while Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13.

DeepSeek-V3 is 10 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

DeepSeek-V3

Dec 25, 2024

1.2 years ago

9mo newer

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V3 is available from DeepSeek. Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.