Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4 offers 65.9K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-R1. DeepSeek-R1 is $87.26 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4 was developed as the flagship model in the Claude 4 generation, designed to push the boundaries of AI capability in complex reasoning, analysis, and multi-step problem-solving. Built to handle the most demanding enterprise tasks, it represents Anthropic's highest tier of intelligence and capability.
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.
4 months newer

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude Opus 4

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

Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Opus 4

DeepSeek-R1

Claude Opus 4

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval