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March 2024 iteration of the DeepSeek V3 685B MoE model.
No shared demos for these models yet.
No captured outputs for these models yet.
Based on the Capability Index, Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher (75.3 vs 70.0). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.
DeepSeek V3 (0324) has a lower blended cost. Claude Haiku 4.5: $1.00 input / $5.00 output. DeepSeek V3 (0324): $0.27 input / $1.12 output.
Claude Haiku 4.5 has a larger context window: Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens vs DeepSeek V3 (0324) at 164K tokens.
Claude Haiku 4.5 supports vision/image input, but DeepSeek V3 (0324) does not.
Key differences: Claude Haiku 4.5 has a notably higher capability index (5.3 point gap); DeepSeek V3 (0324) is significantly cheaper; only Claude Haiku 4.5 supports vision input; only Claude Haiku 4.5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.
If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek V3 (0324) for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.