Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 offers 30.1K more tokens in context window than Claude Opus 4.1. DeepSeek-R1 is $87.26 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1 represents an iteration within the Claude 4 Opus line, built to deliver refined performance in complex reasoning and analysis tasks. Developed as part of Anthropic's flagship tier, it incorporates improvements to the foundational capabilities that define the Opus family of models.
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.
6 months newer

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude Opus 4.1

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

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Opus 4.1

DeepSeek-R1

Claude Opus 4.1

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval