Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking or claude-sonnet-4-5 cheaper?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking is cheaper on output tokens ($0.43 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking or claude-sonnet-4-5?

claude-sonnet-4-5 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking vs claude-sonnet-4-5

DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking is cheaper on output tokens, while claude-sonnet-4-5 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking or claude-sonnet-4-5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking	claude-sonnet-4-5
Provider	302.AI	302.AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.29	$3.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.43	$15.00
Context window	128K	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Dec 2025	Sep 2025

DeepSeek-V3.2-Thinking details →claude-sonnet-4-5 details →

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