DeepSeek Coder vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GPT-4o for Coding: Which Writes Better Code?
TL;DR: DeepSeek Coder V2.5 excels at algorithm-heavy tasks and offers unbeatable value (free/open-source). Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins for code quality, readability, and complex multi-file refactoring. GPT-4o leads in tool integration, plugin ecosystem, and broad language support. For most developers, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the best all-around coding AI in 2025 — but DeepSeek is the…