Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4 leads with 6.3% higher average benchmark score. Claude Opus 4 supports multimodal inputs. Claude Opus 4 is available on 4 providers. Overall, Claude Opus 4 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4 was developed as the flagship model in the Claude 4 generation, designed to push the boundaries of AI capability in complex reasoning, analysis, and multi-step problem-solving. Built to handle the most demanding enterprise tasks, it represents Anthropic's highest tier of intelligence and capability.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Zero was introduced as an experimental variant trained with minimal human supervision, designed to develop reasoning patterns through self-guided reinforcement learning. Built to explore how models can discover analytical strategies independently, it represents research into autonomous reasoning capability development.
4 months newer

DeepSeek R1 Zero
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Claude Opus 4

DeepSeek R1 Zero
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Opus 4

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Claude Opus 4

DeepSeek R1 Zero

DeepSeek R1 Zero