Is DeepSeek V3.2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 cheaper?

DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.41 vs $25.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5?

Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

DeepSeek V3.2 vs Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5

DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek V3.2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek V3.2	Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5
Provider	Helicone	Helicone
Input / 1M tokens	$0.27	$5.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.41	$25.00
Context window	164K	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Sep 2025	Nov 2025

DeepSeek V3.2 details →Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 details →

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