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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
List-price comparison · Claude Sonnet 4.6 details · DeepSeek V3.2 Exp details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs 95% less — $48.80/mo vs $960.00/mo.
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.270 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $0.410 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0096 | $0.0005 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 163,840 tokens |
| Max output | 128k tokens | 65,536 tokens |
| Tier | Balanced | Flash |
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
Projected monthly cost
1,000 requests / month$9.60 vs $0.48810,000 requests / month$96.00 vs $4.88100,000 requests / month$960.00 vs $48.80
Rows open both models in the calculator — adjust volume and token counts there.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Strong price-to-performance for production agents: reliable tool use, structured JSON output, and solid coding ability at roughly a fifth of Opus's cost.
Can still misstep on the hardest multi-step reasoning chains where Opus would succeed — budget for occasional escalation to a flagship model.
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
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