Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude 3 Sonnet offers 137.9K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-R1. DeepSeek-R1 is $15.26 cheaper per million tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs. DeepSeek-R1 is available on 5 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet was introduced as the balanced middle tier of the Claude 3 family, offering a combination of strong capabilities and operational speed. Designed to provide an optimal tradeoff between intelligence and performance for everyday tasks, it served as a versatile solution for a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1 was developed as a reasoning-focused language model, designed to combine chain-of-thought reasoning with reinforcement learning techniques. Built to excel at complex problem-solving through trial-and-error learning and deliberate analytical processes, it demonstrates the power of efficient training methods in open-source model development.
10 months newer

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Sonnet

DeepSeek-R1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Sonnet

DeepSeek-R1

Claude 3 Sonnet

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval