DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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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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by Anthropic
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current mid tier | Current mid tier |
| Released | Apr 24, 2026 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.435/Mtok | $3.00/Mtok |
| Output | $0.870/Mtok | $15.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.652/Mtok | $9.00/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.004/Mtok | $0.300/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 200K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
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textimage
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| Benchmarks from Vellum LLM Leaderboard | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 64.1 | 73.8 |
| Perf / dollar | 98.2 | 8.2 |
| GPQA Diamond | 72 | — |
| SWE-Bench | 50 | — |
| HumanEval | 88 | — |
| MATH 500 | 80 | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
DeepSeek — $0.435/$0.870/Mtok
Fireworks — $1.74/$3.48/Mtok
Together — $1.74/$3.48/Mtok
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Anthropic — $3.00/$15.00/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $0.65 | $9 | $8.35 (92.8%) |
| 10M tokens | $6.53 | $90 | $83.48 (92.8%) |
| 100M tokens | $65.25 | $900 | $834.75 (92.8%) |
| 1000M tokens | $652.5 | $9000 | $8347.5 (92.8%) |
Summary
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.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic costs $3.00/Mtok input and $15.00/Mtok output, with a 200K-token context window. It supports text, image input.
On a blended cost basis, DeepSeek V4 Pro is 1279.3% cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6. It also has a larger context window.
On benchmarks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher (73.8 vs 64.1) on average. In terms of value, DeepSeek V4 Pro has better performance per dollar (98.2 vs 8.2).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.