Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude 3 Opus leads with 1.4% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs. Claude 3 Opus is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus was developed as the most capable model in the Claude 3 family, designed to set new industry benchmarks across a wide range of cognitive tasks. Built to handle complex analysis and extended tasks requiring deep reasoning, it balanced frontier intelligence with careful safety considerations, representing the flagship tier of the Claude 3 generation.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
10 months newer

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
2024-02-29

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Opus

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Claude 3 Opus

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B