Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek R1 API Price Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6Mid-tier
Official
$3.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$1.0241
/ 1M tokens
3 providers · 1024K Context · 👁 Vision
DeepSeek R1Mid-tier
Lowest
$0.0600
/ 1M tokens
28 providers · 128K Context
At the best relay price, DeepSeek R1 is ~94% cheaper.
Price Comparison
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official input / 1M tokens | $3.0000 | — |
| Official output / 1M tokens | $15.0000 | — |
| Cheapest input / 1M tokens | $1.0241 | $0.0600 ✓ |
| Cheapest output / 1M tokens | $5.1207 | $0.0900 ✓ |
| providers | 3 | 28 |
| Context | 1024K | 128K |
| Vision | ✓ | — |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 — All Providers
Detail page →DeepSeek R1 — All Providers
Detail page →Frequently Asked Questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek R1?
Official pricing for these two models cannot be directly compared. See the live provider tables below.
What context window do Claude Sonnet 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 support?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has a 1024K token context window; DeepSeek R1 has 128K tokens.
Do Claude Sonnet 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 support image input?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports image input; DeepSeek R1 does not support image input.
What is the cheapest way to access Claude Sonnet 4.6 or DeepSeek R1?
Claude Sonnet 4.6's lowest input price is $1.0241/1M tokens (YunWu AI). DeepSeek R1's is $0.0600/1M tokens (Novita AI). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.
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