Is DeepSeek-R1 (US) or Claude Sonnet 4.5 cheaper?

DeepSeek-R1 (US) is cheaper on output tokens ($5.40 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek-R1 (US) or Claude Sonnet 4.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

DeepSeek-R1 (US) vs Claude Sonnet 4.5

DeepSeek-R1 (US) is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek-R1 (US) or Claude Sonnet 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek-R1 (US)	Claude Sonnet 4.5
Provider	Amazon Bedrock	Amazon Bedrock
Input / 1M tokens	$1.35	$3.00
Output / 1M tokens	$5.40	$15.00
Context window	128K	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jan 2025	Sep 2025

DeepSeek-R1 (US) details →Claude Sonnet 4.5 details →

FAQ

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