Alternatives

DeepSeek: R1 alternatives

Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.

See also: DeepSeek: R1 model details · DeepSeek R1 family · DeepSeek provider page

Top 15 alternatives

#ModelProviderWhyContextInput price / 1MCompare
1Z.ai: GLM 4.5VZ Aishares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier66K
Short/standard context
$0.60
Budget
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2Z.ai: GLM 5Z Aishares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier80K
Short/standard context
$0.72
Budget
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3Anthropic: Claude 3.7 SonnetAnthropicshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier200K
Long context (128K+)
$3.00
Standard
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4Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)Anthropicshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier200K
Long context (128K+)
$3.00
Standard
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5Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropicshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier200K
Long context (128K+)
$1.00
Standard
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6Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4Anthropicshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier200K
Long context (128K+)
$3.00
Standard
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7Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropicshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$3.00
Standard
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8Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropicshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1M
Ultra context (1M+)
$3.00
Standard
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9Google: Gemini 2.5 ProGoogleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$1.25
Standard
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10Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06Googleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$1.25
Standard
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11Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Googleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$1.25
Standard
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12Google: Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$0.50
Budget
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13Google: Gemini 3 Pro PreviewGoogleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$2.00
Standard
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14Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$2.00
Standard
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15Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom ToolsGoogleshares reasoning, tool-use · similar price tier1.0M
Ultra context (1M+)
$2.00
Standard
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