Claude Opus 4 vs DeepSeek Chat
| Claude Opus 4 | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 128,000 |
| Release Date | 2025-05-21 | 2025-05-21 |
| Input Price | $15.00/ 1M tokens | $0.27/ 1M tokens |
| Output Price | $75.00/ 1M tokens | $1.10/ 1M tokens |
| Best for | complex reasoning · research · long documents · expert systems | general chat · coding · cost-sensitive apps · Chinese content |
Capabilities
| Claude Opus 4 | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Long Context | ✓ | ✗ |
Ranking Comparison
| Claude Opus 4 | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 93.6 | 77.5 |
| Benchmark | 93 | 85 |
| Capability | 85.7 | 42.9 |
| Price Efficiency | 100 | 100 |
| Context | 100 | 64 |
Overall = Benchmark 50% + Capability 20% + Price Efficiency 20% + Context 10%.
Benchmark Comparison
| Claude Opus 4 | DeepSeek Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Coding | 93 | 87 |
| Reasoning | 95 | 85 |
| Math | 91 | 83 |
| Vision | — | — |
Price History
Claude Opus 4
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $15.00 | $75.00 |
/ 1M tokens
DeepSeek Chat
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.27 | $1.10 |
/ 1M tokens
Claude Opus 4
Anthropic's most powerful model for complex tasks requiring deep reasoning.
DeepSeek Chat
DeepSeek's general chat model (V3 series), open-source friendly and cheap.