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API price comparison · checked Oct 23, 2026
DeepSeek vs Claude API pricing
Short answerThe cheapest listed DeepSeek model, DeepSeek Flash, costs $0.93 per 1,000 chatbot replies; the cheapest Anthropic model, Claude Haiku 5.5, costs $0.35. The most expensive are DeepSeek V4 Pro at $3.56 and Claude Fable 5 at $35.00. The median DeepSeek model costs $2.25 against $15.75 for Anthropic (2 vs 14 listed models, checked Oct 23, 2026).
Closest-priced match for every DeepSeek model
For each listed DeepSeek model, the Anthropic model whose chatbot-reply cost is nearest. Price only, not quality.
| DeepSeek model | 1,000 chat replies | Nearest Anthropic | 1,000 chat replies |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Flash | $0.93 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.35 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | $3.56 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | $3.50 |
Every listed DeepSeek model
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | 1,000 chat replies | 1,000 agent steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Flash | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.93 | $14.40 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | $1.32 | $3.96 | $3.56 | $60.72 |
Every listed Anthropic model
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | 1,000 chat replies | 1,000 agent steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.35 | $5.00 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1 | $5 | $3.50 | $50.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 | $7.00 | $100 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | $2 | $10 | $7.00 | $100 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3 | $15 | $10.50 | $150 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $3 | $15 | $10.50 | $150 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 | $14.00 | $200 |
| Claude Opus 5 | $5 | $25 | $17.50 | $250 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5 | $25 | $17.50 | $250 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | $5 | $25 | $17.50 | $250 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | $5 | $25 | $17.50 | $250 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | $5 | $25 | $17.50 | $250 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 | $35.00 | $500 |
| Claude Fable 5 | $10 | $50 | $35.00 | $500 |
Chatbot reply = 1,500 tokens in, 400 out. Agent step = 40,000 in, 2,000 out. Standard prices, no cache or batch discount.
Sources
- DeepSeek API pricing: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing, checked Oct 23, 2026.
- Anthropic API pricing: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing, checked Oct 23, 2026.