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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek R1

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Anthropic · 1M context  |  DeepSeek · 64k context

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude Sonnet 4.6DeepSeek R1
Input / 1M tokens$3$0.55
Output / 1M tokens$15$2.19
Cached input / 1M$0.3$0.14
Context window1M64k
ProviderAnthropicDeepSeek

Cost Calculator

💰 DeepSeek R1 saves $2,656.50/month (84% cheaper)
AClaude Sonnet 4.6
Per request$0.0105
Daily$105.00
Monthly$3,150.00
Yearly$38,325.00
DDeepSeek R1CHEAPER
Per request$0.001645
Daily$16.45
Monthly$493.50
Yearly$6,004.25
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Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 when…

  • ✓ Larger context window (1M vs 64k) — better for long documents
  • ✓ Optimized for: Balanced performance
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Choose DeepSeek R1 when…

  • ✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
  • ✓ 82% cheaper per input token
  • ✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
  • ✓ Cheaper cached price ($0.14 vs $0.3/1M)
  • ✓ Optimized for: Math & logic reasoning

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