Is DeepSeek V3.2 or Claude Opus 4.5 cheaper?

DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.48 vs $30.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 or Claude Opus 4.5?

Claude Opus 4.5 has the larger context window (198K tokens).

DeepSeek V3.2 vs Claude Opus 4.5

DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Opus 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek V3.2 or Claude Opus 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek V3.2	Claude Opus 4.5
Provider	Venice AI	Venice AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.33	$6.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.48	$30.00
Context window	160K	198K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Dec 2025	Dec 2025

DeepSeek V3.2 details →Claude Opus 4.5 details →

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