Claude Sonnet 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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by Anthropic
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by DeepSeek
3 providers:
DeepSeek $0.435/$0.870
Fireworks $1.74/$3.48
Together $1.74/$3.48
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current mid tier | Current mid tier |
| Released | Jun 30, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00/Mtok | $0.435/Mtok |
| Output | $10.00/Mtok | $0.870/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $6.00/Mtok | $0.652/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.200/Mtok | $0.004/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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text
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| Benchmarks from Vellum LLM Leaderboard | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 64.1 | |
| Perf / dollar | 98.2 | |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72 |
| SWE-Bench | — | 50 |
| HumanEval | — | 88 |
| MATH 500 | — | 80 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Anthropic — $2.00/$10.00/Mtok
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DeepSeek — $0.435/$0.870/Mtok
Fireworks — $1.74/$3.48/Mtok
Together — $1.74/$3.48/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | Claude Sonnet 5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $6 | $0.65 | $5.35 (89.2%) |
| 10M tokens | $60 | $6.53 | $53.48 (89.1%) |
| 100M tokens | $600 | $65.25 | $534.75 (89.1%) |
| 1000M tokens | $6000 | $652.5 | $5347.5 (89.1%) |
Summary
Claude Sonnet 5 by Anthropic costs $2.00/Mtok input and $10.00/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image input.
DeepSeek V4 Pro by DeepSeek costs $0.435/Mtok input and $0.870/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input and is available from 3 providers.
On a blended cost basis, DeepSeek V4 Pro is 819.5% cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5.
On benchmarks, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores higher (64.1 vs ) on average. In terms of value, DeepSeek V4 Pro has better performance per dollar (98.2 vs ).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.