DeepSeek-V3 is the latest model from the DeepSeek team, building upon the instruction following and coding abilities of the previous versions. Pre-trained on nearly 15 trillion tokens, the reported evaluations...
Model details →DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) vs Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
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Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 164K | 1M | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.26 | $2.00 | 🏆 DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.03 | $10.00 | 🏆 DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) better than Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Input: $0.26 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.03 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support?
DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) supports up to 164K tokens. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support tool calling?
DeepSeek Chat (legacy id): yes. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest: yes.
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