deepseek-r1 vs claude-sonnet-4-5
Side-by-side comparison of deepseek-r1 and claude-sonnet-4-5: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API.
deepseek-r1
Input / 1M
$4.00
Output / 1M
$4.00
Context
64K
Model ID
novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1
claude-sonnet-4-5
Input / 1M
$3.00
Output / 1M
$15.00
Context
1M
Model ID
vertex/claude-sonnet-4-5
Pricing & specifications
| deepseek-r1 | claude-sonnet-4-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $4.00 | $3.00 |
| Output price / 1M | $4.00 | $15.00 |
| Context window | 64K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | N/A | 64K tokens |
| Vision input | N/A | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | N/A | N/A |
| Prompt caching | N/A | Yes |
| Computer use | N/A | Yes |
| Provider | Novita AI | Google Vertex AI |
Questions people ask
Is deepseek-r1 better than claude-sonnet-4-5?
Benchmark data is limited for one or both models. Compare pricing and capabilities in the tables above, and test both on your own workload.
Which is cheaper, deepseek-r1 or claude-sonnet-4-5?
deepseek-r1 is cheaper. deepseek-r1 costs $4.00/$4.00 per 1M input/output tokens, while claude-sonnet-4-5 costs $3.00/$15.00.
Can I use deepseek-r1 and claude-sonnet-4-5 through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1" and "vertex/claude-sonnet-4-5", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
deepseek-r1 supports up to 64K tokens of context. claude-sonnet-4-5 supports up to 1M tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.
Switch between deepseek-r1 and claude-sonnet-4-5 with one line of code
Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API for 600+ models. Change the model parameter, not your code.