DeepSeek Reasoner (legacy id) 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 Reasoner (legacy id) model details · DeepSeek V4 family · DeepSeek provider page
Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | google/electra-base-discriminator | similar price tier · different provider | Unknown Unknown context | Custom Variable | vs → | |
| 2 | Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $10.00 Premium | vs → |
| 3 | Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 (batch) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 4 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 5 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $2.50 Standard | vs → |
| 6 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 7 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (batch) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $2.50 Standard | vs → |
| 8 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $30.00 Premium | vs → |
| 9 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $5.00 Standard | vs → |
| 10 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $2.50 Standard | vs → |
| 11 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $10.00 Premium | vs → |
| 12 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $3.00 Standard | vs → |
| 13 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $3.00 Standard | vs → |
| 14 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (batch) | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $1.50 Standard | vs → |
| 15 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | similar context window · different provider | 1M Ultra context (1M+) | $3.00 Standard | vs → |